GOVERNMENT
We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”
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The Conventions of a number of the States having, at the time of adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added, and as extending the ground of public confidence in the Government will best insure the beneficent ends of its institution; “
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
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Now, therefore, I, Kim Reynolds, Governor of the State Of Iowa, do hereby proclaim June 27 – July 3, 2021 and/or September 4-10, 2021 “
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Terry. E. Branstad, as Governor of the State of Iowa, do hereby invite all Iowans who choose to join in thoughtful and humble repentance according to II Chronicles 7:14 in favor of our state and nation to come together on July 14, 2014.”
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A Federal Catechism
What sets the American Republic apart from other republics?
Though a republic means “ruled by law,” not all laws are good laws. A republic with bad laws is a shortcut to despotism. What sets the American republic apart is the source of its principles and laws. The Declaration of Independence reveals this source when it says that our rights come from the Creator and the purpose of government is to secure those rights. Noah Webster, the father of American Education, said, “…our citizens should early understand that the genuine source of correct republican principles is the Bible, particularly the New Testament, or the Christian religion.” Only where true Christian values are upheld do people have the ability to be self-governing which eliminates the need for most government oversight. This is why the American republic produced limited government and more freedom than any government in history.
A Federal Catechism
Where did the founders get the idea to form a republican form of government?
Most honest researchers agree that the founders gleaned the general idea of a representative republic from the Bible. Exodus, Chapter 18, shows the selection of representatives for different segments of the population. Moses’ father-in-law gave him the following advice which was essentially a decentralization of governmental authority:
“Moreover you shall select from all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. And let them judge the people at all times. Then it will be that every great matter they shall bring to you, but every small matter they themselves shall judge. So it will be easier for you, for they will bear the burden with you.”
-Exodus 18:21-22
A Federal Catechism
How does a republic differ from a democracy?
In a democracy the people exercise their will directly by the vote of a majority. Though our government maintains the form of a republic by electing representatives, the essence of the republic is lost and it essentially operates as a democracy when the representatives are influenced by polls, popular opinion, and lobbyists instead of leading by the principles found in established law.
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What Every American Needs To Know About Our Government
11 Brief Questions and Answers about the American Republic
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1. What form of government was established by our founders and the Constitution?
After much deliberation, the founders of our nation decided upon a republic. Article IV, Sec. 4 of the U.S. Constitution guarantees to all the states a republican form of government.
2. What is a republic?
In a republic, representatives are elected by the people to govern according to established law. The founders of America were very adamant about clearly defining a republic. This is seen in the following excerpt from a letter written by Noah Webster to English theologian and philosopher, Joseph Priestly.
3. How does a republic differ from a democracy?
In a democracy the people exercise their will directly by the vote of a majority. Though our government maintains the form of a republic by electing representatives, the essence of the republic is lost and it essentially operates as a democracy when the representatives are influenced by polls, popular opinion, and lobbyists instead of leading by the principles found in established law.
4. Why did the founders consider democracy a bad and unstable form of government?
The founders understood that humans, by nature, are fickle and capricious. Moods of the people change as often as the direction of the wind because they are easily influenced by propaganda, selfish desires, deception, or he who has the loudest megaphone. Below are just two of the many quotes reflecting the view of the founders.
“A simple democracy… is one of the greatest of evils.”
-Dr. Benjamin Rush
“Democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention; have ever been found incompatible with personal security or the rights of property; and have, in general, been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths.”
-James Madison
5. Where did the founders get the idea for a republican form of government?
Most honest researchers agree that the founders gleaned the general idea of a representative republic from the Bible. Exodus, Chapter 18, shows the selection of representatives for different segments of the population. Moses’ father-in-law gave him the following advice which was essentially a decentralization of governmental authority:
“Moreover you shall select from all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. And let them judge the people at all times. Then it will be that every great matter they shall bring to you, but every small matter they themselves shall judge. So it will be easier for you, for they will bear the burden with you.”
-Exodus 18:21-22
6. What sets the American republic apart from other republics?
Though a republic means “ruled by law,” not all laws are good laws. A republic with bad laws is a shortcut to despotism. What sets the American republic apart is the source of its principles and laws. The Declaration of Independence reveals this source when it says that our rights come from the Creator and the purpose of government is to secure those rights. Noah Webster, the father of American Education, said, “…our citizens should early understand that the genuine source of correct republican principles is the Bible, particularly the New Testament, or the Christian religion.” Only where true Christian values are upheld do people have the ability to be self-governing which eliminates the need for most government oversight. This is why the American republic produced limited government and more freedom than any government in history.
7. Why is federal government divided into three branches?
The founders were well aware of the flaws in human nature. So instead of consolidating power in one institution with fewer people, they divided the powers and spread the power among more people. The idea of three branches of government came from the Bible. Isaiah 33:22 says: “For the Lord is our Judge, the Lord is our Lawgiver, The Lord is our King…” In this we find the basis for the Judicial Branch, the Legislative Branch, and the Executive Branch.
- Congress is inherently more powerful because more people are involved. Congress is made up of 100 Senators and more than 430 Congressmen. This is intended to be a safeguard against fast changing laws.
- The Executive Branch (President) is designed primarily for carrying out or executing legislation.
- The Judicial Branch should be the weakest of the three. Its job is to interpret the laws and is advisory in nature and should never legislate or execute political agendas.
8. Which produces more freedom and economic stability, a republic or a democracy?
Good law, as found in the original American republic, always produces more freedom and economic stability. But planning for a secure future is difficult in a democracy due to the fact that laws can change almost daily. In a republic, people can plan and lay the foundation for a secure stable future because they are more confident that laws will remain consistent.
9. Why does democracy degenerate toward socialism, poverty, and despotism?
A quote often attributed to Benjamin Franklin says: “When people find that they can vote themselves money; that will herald the end of the republic.” Though the accuracy of this quote has been questioned, the factuality of it is indisputable. History has shown that democracies always produce socialism and dependent people who feel entitled to provision. Instead of the southern cotton plantations of the 18th and 19th centuries where slaves were dependent upon the plantation owners, socialistic democracies produce “urban plantations” where people are dependent upon government programs. Dependence upon government locks people of all races into minimal existence with no hope or future. Whenever government takes from those who work, and gives to those who do not, the groundwork is laid for class warfare. When this happens, those economically considered the “middle class” decrease or disappear and the result is poverty with a class of ruling elite. The tension between the classes escalates until chaos ensues and government has to step in to forcefully bring order resulting in the loss of freedom and despotism.
10. Which is intended by the Constitution to have broader powers, Federal Government or State government?
State government is intended to have broader power than Federal government. The Constitution was originally designed to restrict and limit the powers of Federal government while leaving much more latitude to the states. In recent times, we see an alarming increase in centralized federal power. The purpose of the Bill of Rights (the first 10 amendments to the Constitution) was to restrict federal government even more than the original Constitution. The Preamble to the Bill of Rights says:
As we can see the Bill of Rights was an effort to prevent abuse of federal power. The tenth amendment to this Bill of rights says:
11. How do we restore the American Republic?
Thomas Jefferson provides a clear answer to this question – educate the people.
– Thomas Jefferson
Supporting republican principles is much bigger than any one candidate or party. We must educate the people with the original principles of the American republic. This will empower them to elect representatives who most closely align with those principles. This document is a start.
A Closing Thought
In early America, Noah Webster published a brief federal catechism that was so widely distributed that and the vast majority of Americans had a basic working knowledge of the American Republic. Times have changed and not all of Webster’s points apply today. Nevertheless, American needs this type of basic foundation again. You can help restore this backbone of knowledge by sharing this document with as many people as possible.
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