Direct Election of Senators and the Silent Artillery of Time
I am regularly taken aback by those who think our freedoms should depend on the character of those we elect to political office. If such men exist, then a simple… Read more »
Tag: Federalist #10
Federalism, Freedom and Diversity Part II
Subtitle: Federalism Thwarts Consolidated Government. Federalism describes the vertical division of power between the national and state governments. When Constitutional government is limited to its enumerated powers by a federal… Read more »
Federalism, Freedom and Diversity Part I
Can an extensive nation keep free government, promote diversity and avoid centralization? In 1787-1788, the Anti-Federalists didn’t think so and the Federalists couldn’t be sure. Charles de Montesquieu (1689 –… Read more »
The National Popular Vote: Vicious Democracy
Democracy stinks. History is littered with short-live democracies that cratered between the bloodlettings of factions going at each other’s throats. Our Framers were well aware of their shortcomings from the… Read more »