by Joseph DeMaio, ©2022
(Nov. 5, 2022) — Last July, your humble servant offered the “Shortest DeMaio P&E Post Ever.” It was 122 words long. It posited that Democrats then possessed of governmental power had forever forfeited any claim of right or competence to protect or govern a free people. That reality has only metastasized since then.
This offering is even shorter, at 109 words: on November 8th, every single Democrat – without exception – in or aspiring to a position of governmental power and up for election should be defeated or voted out of office…, and never allowed back lest they then succeed in annihilating the constitutional Republic – not a “democracy” – that has survived since 1789.
Period.
In a letter to Lafayette, George Washington compares the government of France to that of the United States.
“You know I am personally a friend to Gouverneur Morris, and ever, as a private man, have been satisfied with him; but the aristocratic, and indeed counter-revolutionary principles he has professed, unfitted him to be the representative of the only nation, whose politics have a likeness with ours, since they are founded on the plan of a representative democracy.” Washington letter to Lafayette March 15th, 1792
https://founders.archives.gov/?q=Democracy%20Correspondent%3A%22Lafayette%2C%20Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert%20du%20Motier%2C%20marquis%20de%22%20Correspondent%3A%22Washington%2C%20George%22&s=1111311111&r=1
“If there have been those who doubted whether a confederated representative democracy were a government competent to the wise and orderly management of the common concerns of a mighty nation, those doubts have been dispelled” in inaugural address by John Quincy Adams, March 4th, 1825
https://millercenter.org/the-presidency/presidential-speeches/march-4-1825-inaugural-address
A Republican form of government for all the United States per the U.S. Constitution itself in Article IV Section 4:
“The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence.”
As Benjamin Franklin said when asked what form of government has the constitutional convention given us, he answered: “A Republic, if we can keep it.”
The pledge of allegiance states the type of government we have.
“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the REPUBLIC for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
Per the constitutional convention delegate Benjamin Franklin when asked what kind of government had been created by the convention he answered — “A republic, if can keep it”.
The deliberations of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 were held in strict secrecy. Consequently, anxious citizens gathered outside Independence Hall when the proceedings ended in order to learn what had been produced behind closed doors. The answer was provided immediately. A Mrs. Powel of Philadelphia asked Benjamin Franklin, “Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?” With no hesitation whatsoever, Franklin responded, “A republic, if you can keep it.” Source: https://thenewamerican.com/a-republic-if-you-can-keep-it/
CDR Kerchner (Ret)
http://www.ProtectOurLiberty.org
What is the difference between a
Republic and a representative democracy?
Here’s a start: I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
There is no difference. In a Republic the people elect representatives to write laws and policies and perform other government duties. The Representatives then vote in an indirect manner as an agent of the people. In a pure democracy, the people vote on a matter as a group and the vote is direct. The United States is a Constitutional [indirect] Democratic Republic wherein representatives of the people do the work of government.
“There is no difference.”
Exactly. It is a silly thing to argue about. Especially when Constitutional Convention delegate John Dickinson called the US a democracy.
The key difference for a republic is that it has a constitution as the supreme law of the land, that is not easily changed, which limits the powers of the currently elected representatives. But, I think you already knew that and are just playing linguistic games and language manipulation in this forum to downgrade the constitution’s role in our federal and state governments in the manner advocated as a Progressive Movement tactic to undermine western governments by the early 20th century communist Antonio Gramsci — a trained linguist, practiced language manipulator for political purposes, and active member of the Italian Communist Party. For more on language manipulation for political purposes advocated by the communist Antonio Gramsci see: https://cdrkerchner.wordpress.com/?s=Antonia+Gramsci
I second that motion. Also, we do indeed have a constitutional democratic republic and NOT a pure democracy.
“the constitutional Republic – not a “democracy” – that has survived since 1789.”
“In the democracies of antiquity, the people assembled together and governed personally. This mode was incompatible with greatness of numbers, and dispersion of habitation.”
“In the democracy of the United States, the people act by their representatives.” John Dickinson in Fabius Letter #VIII
John Dickinson was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. His Fabius letters were written 1788 to describe the Constitution and rally support for it’s ratification.
https://www.loc.gov/resource/rbc0001.2021madison21555/?st=gallery&c=160
John Dickinson did not go far enough. He should have said that the U.S. is a constitutional Republican INDIRECT Democracy as opposed to a DIRECT Democracy. There IS a difference between the two.
Representative Democracy and Constitutional Republic.
“But a representative democracy, where the right of election is well secured and regulated & the exercise of the legislative, executive and judiciary authorities, is vested in select persons, chosen really and not nominally by the people, will in my opinion be most likely to be happy, regular and durable.” Alexander Hamilton 1777
https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-01-02-0162
“ Great confusion about the words democracy, aristocracy, monarchy…Democracy in my sense, where the whole power of the government in the people, whether exercised by themselves or by representatives, chosen by them either mediately or immediately and legally accountable to them…Consequence, the proposed government a representative democracy…Constitution revocable and alterable by the people. This representative democracy as far as is consistent with its genius has all the features of good government.” Alexander Hamilton, on the Constitution, 1788
https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-05-02-0012-0060
Short Comment:
Blue Wave…
RED TSUNAMI!!!!
I SEE the RED WAVES coming!!!