2011-03-11, 05:18 PM
kanevaldier Wrote:This by far is a very incorrect statement. This country was not founded as a democracy. In fact many of our founding fathers believed democracy to be the type of government that should never be used. This country was founded as a constitutional republic. That is exactly what our constitution provides. The problem is that our government has moved closer to democracy and that is why the constitution is so improtant. That document is the only thing that seperates liberty from tyranny. Now under the Obama administration we are inching ever closer to socialism. This is even more unacceptable because that means taking away our rights given to us by the constitution. So do I say we need to strictly adhere to the constitution and its core values? HELL YES!!!! I will sooner die free than live under tyranny.
I'm curious on how you arrived on that deduction. The entire point of the United states was to give us a voice. Majority, not all, of the reason we fought Britain was because we had no representation. We wanted a government by the people, but of course that wouldn't solely work. So yes, we did make the Constuitional republic, but that was also an intention to give people of the state a voice.
Now you're saying were getting closer to democracy but I can't disagree more, the voice of the people if anything is lost in terms of our government. Sure we get to vote, but how much of a voice is that when all of our reps are corrupt? Funny thing about the requirements, integrity and honesty isn't on there. The country has changed, the circumstances have changed, the constuition should change. The general bill of rights should be kept, but things like the internet, illegal immigration, hell our own government should be reevaulated. The tax system has only been around since ww1 and it's already corrupt and misused.