1) The more democracy we have, the better. As Benjamin Franklin once said, "Democracy
is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch." This
is why our Founding Fathers made this country a republic, not a democracy. They
believed that the people should have their say, but also that certain
underlying rules should remain in place that should take precedence over the
will of a simple majority. Ultimately, that's the only way that the wolves and
the lambs can happily co-exist over the long haul.
Unfortunately, we've moved so far away from the plain reading of the
Constitution that we could fairly be called a post-constitutional society and
that has a lot to do with why our government functions so poorly, why politics
has become so contentious, and why our nation is slipping into decline. A
nation where the law has more to do with the whims of the people in power than
constitutional principles is a nation that will become increasingly embittered
and unstable over time.
2) When it comes to politicians, morals don't
matter. It's no
coincidence that most Americans are perpetually disappointed in the honesty of
our politicians when they simultaneously believe that the moral failings of
politicians have little bearing on their fitness for office. If we put
adulterers, degenerates, and crooks in office, they're going to lie to us. Why
would anyone expect anything else?
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