The Free Republic.

So this is my first Blog entry and I am going to begin with a foundation for subsequent posts.

According to Wikipedia a Republic is "A state where the head of state and other officials are elected as representatives of the people, and must govern according to existing constitutional law that limits the government's power over citizens. In a constitutional republic, executive, legislative, and judicial powers are separated into distinct branches and the will of the majority of the population is tempered by protections for individual rights so that no individual or group has absolute power. The fact that a constitution exists that limits the government's power makes the state constitutional. That the head(s) of state and other officials are chosen by election, rather than inheriting their positions, and that their decisions are subject to judicial review makes a state republican".

I think the biggest misconception a lot of Americans have is they believe that our government is a Democracy. In a Democracy majority rules, it’s like a monarchy, except for the fact that the majority of the people have the power, and not just one person, usually the King. The ones without the power are in the minority, because they have been over ruled by the majority. Thomas Jefferson said it best. "A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine". The founders loathed the idea of a Democracy. They wanted the rights and ideas of ALL citizens to be equal no matter how absurd or crazy they are, provided they don't infringe on the rights of others.

In A Republic the people have all the power vested in them, much like a Democracy. There is one key difference, and it’s usually a Constitution. The constitution protects the rights of all, regardless if they are in the majority or minority. If the majority wants it, but the constitution provides for the defense of it, the minority cannot have it taken away from them. The individual is the most important in a Republic. From that point on power is then delegated to the localities, counties, states then the federal government. In a Republic, each state is in essence its own nation, but all collected together by a loose federal government to provide for the common defense and promote the general welfare (to to be confused with provide as many Democrats seem to think the case is). This explains the different laws in different states, which is normal in a Republic provided they don't violate federal law (Constitution) which protects all citizens of all states. The states can tell the feds to shove it up their ass if they are violating anything in the federal constitution since it works from the bottom up in a Republic. Many states have taken this stance on the Real ID act (Which I don't agree with, but I'll get to that in a later blog entry). South Carolina, Vermont and Pennsylvania come to mind as states who have told the feds to stuff the real ID up their butts. The power does not come from the top down. It goes from the bottom up and is protected from the top down to make sure no locality violates the National Constitution.

We as Americans need to be fearful of the fact that our Government is slowly eroding our rights. It is happening all over the place. Some examples include obvious violations of the 2nd, 4th and 5th Amendments of our Bill of Rights. Don't confuse me as anti-American and anti-Government as many do when I talk about this topic. I am as pro-American as can be. Being pro-American means enjoying the fact that you do have rights and EXERCISING them. My concern falls when the Government thinks I should just "give in" and be a good American for the sake of the whole or for "my safety". I for one will NOT give in when it’s my God given rights in question.

I wish to end this first entry with a quote from one of our founding fathers. "Government is not reason; it is not eloquence. It is force. And force, like fire, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master." George Washington