Sunday, March 21st, 2010 . . . A Day Which Will Live In Infamy!

I am in an RV park somewhere along the Colorado River, we have been here since early November 2009. It is amazing what I see here today as I type on this laptop looking out my window. Children on spring break are laughing and riding their bicycles, some people are packing up to leave and others are just arriving. Everyone is smiling and waving to each other as RV’ers always do. They are completely oblivious to the historical significance of this day, totally unaware that this is the first day of the American Democracy now led by Barack Hussein Obama, that this is day one after the death of the American Constitutional Republic that the American War For Independence was fought over. They are totally unaware that from this day forward our Constitution is no longer valid, that we no longer have any semblance of Independence or Liberty, that we are now the subjects of the Democratic Government that sits in Washington D.C., that our members of the House of Representatives no longer represent us. They all just roam around all fat, dumb and happy, not realizing that we have just sealed the fate of unknown numbers of generations to come.

All because we were so complacent, so uninvolved, so wrapped up in our own little universe that we just let our freedom be whisked off into nothingness. We won every battle, but we have lost the war.

It is at this point that any writer would write “May God help us all”, but we have even shunned Him to the point that we no longer want anything to do with God, therefore the saying that “God helps those who help themselves” will ring ever so true. By our aforementioned complacency, we are not helping ourselves one damn bit. We are now far beyond God’s help.

For those of you who have no idea what I am talking about, let me show you the difference between a Republic and a Democracy;

 

Republic

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A republic is a form of government in which the citizens choose their leaders ^[1] and the people (or at least a part of its people)^[2] have an impact on its government.^[3][4] The word "republic" is derived from the Latin phrase res publica, which can be translated as "a public affair".

Both modern and ancient republics vary widely in their ideology and composition. The most common definition of a republic is a state without a monarch.^[5] In republics such as the United States and France the executive is legitimated both by a constitution and by popular suffrage. In the United States, James Madison defined republic in terms of representative democracy as opposed to direct democracy^[6], and this usage is still employed by many viewing themselves as "republicans".^[7] In modern political science, republicanism refers to a specific ideology that is based on civic virtue and is considered distinct from ideologies such as liberalism.^[8]

Most often a republic is a sovereign country, but there are also subnational entities that are referred to as republics, or which have governments that are described as "republican" in nature. For instance, Article IV of the Constitution of the United States "guarantee[s] to every State in this Union a Republican form of Government."^[9] The Soviet Union was a single nation composed of distinct and legally sovereign Soviet Socialist Republics.

Niccolò Machiavelli described the governance and foundation of the ideal republic in his work Discourses on Livy. These writings, as well as those of his contemporaries such as Leonardo Bruni, are the foundation of the ideology political scientists call republicanism.^[10][11]

Democracy

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Democracy is a political government carried out either directly by the people (direct democracy) or by means of elected representatives of the people (Representative democracy). The term is derived from the Greek: δημοκρατία - (dēmokratía) "rule of the people",^[1] which was coined from δῆμος (dêmos) "people" and κράτος (krátos) "power", in the middle of the fifth-fourth century BC to denote the political systems then existing in some Greek city-states, notably Athens following a popular uprising in 508 BC.^[2] Even though there is no specific, universally accepted definition of 'democracy',^[3] there are two principles that any definition of democracy includes: equality and freedom. ^{[4][dubious – discuss]} These principles are reflected in all citizens being equal before the law and having equal access to power. ^[5] and the freedom of its citizens is secured by legitimized rights and liberties which are generally protected by a constitution.[6][7].^[6][7]

There are several varieties of democracy, some of which provide better representation and more freedoms for their citizens than others.^[8][9] However, if any democracy is not carefully legislated – through the use of balances – to avoid an uneven distribution of political power, such as the separation of powers, then a branch of the system of rule could accumulate power and become harmful to the democracy itself.^[10][11][12]

The "majority rule" is often described as a characteristic feature of democracy, but without responsible government or constitutional protections of individual liberties from democratic power, it is possible for dissenting individuals to be oppressed by the "tyranny of the majority". An essential process in representative democracies is competitive elections, that are fair both substantively^[13] and procedurally.^[14] Furthermore, freedom of political expression, freedom of speech and freedom of the press are essential so that citizens are informed and able to vote in their personal interests.^[15][16]

Popular sovereignty is common but not a universal motivating subject for establishing a democracy. In some countries, democracy is based on the philosophical principle of equal rights. Many people use the term "democracy" as shorthand for liberal democracy, which may include additional elements such as political pluralism; equality before the law; the right to petition elected officials for redress of grievances; due process; civil liberties; human rights; and elements of civil society outside the government.

In the United States, separation of powers is often cited as a supporting attribute, but in other countries, such as the United Kingdom, the dominant philosophy is parliamentary sovereignty (though in practice judicial independence is generally maintained). In other cases, "democracy" is used to mean direct democracy. Though the term "democracy" is typically used in the context of a political state, the principles are applicable to private organizations and other groups also.

Democracy has its origins in Ancient Greece.^[17][18] However other cultures have significantly contributed to the evolution of democracy such as Ancient Rome,^[17] Europe,^[17] and North and South America.^[19] The concept of representative democracy arose largely from ideas and institutions that developed during the European Middle Ages and the Age of Enlightenment and in the American and French Revolutions.^[20] Democracy has been called the "last form of government" and has spread considerably across the globe.^[21] The Right to vote has been expanded in many Jurisdictions over time from relatively narrow groups (such as wealthy men of a particular ethnic group), with New Zealand the first nation to grant universal suffrage for all its citizens in 1893. Suffrage still remains a controversial issue with regard to disputed territories, areas with significant immigration, and countries that exclude certain demographic groups.

As you can see, these are two very distinctly different forms of governance. By the actions of the United States Congress on 21 March 2010, we no longer have a Republic for as all the political polls have shown over 60% of the American population did not want Socialized Health Care yet Congress and Obama will make it law anyway.

The United States Of America is now fundamentally changed.

We are going to get exactly what we have asked for.

And we do not even have a clue as to what that actually is . . . . .