In George Washington’s 1796, Farewell Address to the people of The United States, he warned the country of the dangers of forming political parties in the union. Unfortunately, President Washington’s wisdom, and advice, were not adhered to, by the people…
I, like many others, would like nothing more then a Federal Government who is confined to their Limited Constitutional Powers, and according to the original intent of our Founders; but, our only hope, in my humble opinion, to getting back to a Constitutionally Limited Federal Government, is to get rid of this red-herring of parties, and hold every “individual” who runs for office, to the same Constitutional standards.
In the end, ALL parties are basically a smoke screen; a mirage; a facade, and a store-front. They only serve to divide our country, based on false promises, and with an arrogance, that allows them to far exceed the powers that were Constitutionally given to them, by our Founders, and through the subsequent Amendments to our Constitution.
Unfortunately, the party elites want us to believe that we must be party sheep, in order to have any sort of Government. If that were the case, then The Constitution would have included parties – which it did not. I have long believed that, it is much easier to remove a few bad apples from office, then an entire, corrupt party; and, therefore, the best answer, in my opinion, is to be non-affiliated with parties, and make them chase after our votes, rather then this current system, in which they expect us to line up, like sheep, and vote for who they tell us, at the respective GOP, and Democrat, slaughterhouses!
People truly believe, through these parties, if they can get enough members, money, and votes, that they can push their vision, their values, and their beliefs, onto the entire country; which is why parties are far closer to a Democracy, then the original intent of our Founders – which was a Constitutional Republic, where ALL members of The Federal Government were to be restrained to certain spheres and Powers, and the people of this country could decide what kind of local Governance they would like to have in their respective states.
I realize that most people who read this will say, “but, but, but….,” but as long as there are parties, I truly believe, there is no hope for returning to a Constitutional Government. Parties, in my humble opinion, were the beginning of the end for our Republic.
While I don’t doubt the sincerity of some parties, like The Constitution Party, The Libertarian Party etc, in the end, I truly believe that parties will only perpetuate the problems we face, as opposed to taking us back in the direction of a Constitutional Republic.
Authored By The Original Republican
