Ever wondered why our Pledge of Allegiance says, "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the REPUBLIC for which it stands...." and yet Democracy is always being shoved down our throats as our TRUE form of government? I'm not saying we should all be Republicans or Democrats for that matter, just that we should remember what our constitution REALLY says and stand by it.
The writers of the constitution knew first hand from dealing with England and the in-depth study of past civilizations what rights needed to be guaranteed and what things should absolutely be kept out of the Federal Government's control. God raised up these men, molded them to understand the principles of freedom. It wasn't a multiple choice answer, they knew that democracies always lead to anarchy, anarchy always leads to tyranny either in communism, socialism, or fascism, which are really all one type of government with different names, they all equal BONDAGE. They knew that pure republics have a tendency to disregard the people. We got a Democratic Republic. We got a government whose officials are elected by the people. Pure democracy is too subject to the whims and emotions of the masses, and pure republicanism is too centered on government. We had a mixture of the two in which government was limited in its power and influence. Over the years we have looked to government more and more to settle our problems, to somehow guarantee success, limit risk, and yet we still want all the benefits, this is not possible. I cringe when accidents happen, or things go badly for someone and people say, "We need a law against that!" No, we just need to accept that life is unpredictable, that we do our best and no-one guarantees success in this life...or should. We need to obey God's law, what more law could we add that would be profitable to us? We need to be responsible and stop looking for someone to "bail" us out. We can help each other independently and in our communities, but we need to focus first, and foremost, on living responsibly ourselves.
The constitution that we were given was the gift, to make our way to the best of our ability and trust in God for the outcome. Let us return to that form of government which best lends us to freedom to act and live in a way that is pleasing to God. Let’s learn from our mistakes and actions as God intended, with gentle guidance and encouragement from his commandments and laws to help us avoid pitfalls, yet with the choice of breaking ourselves against that law and falling. Let’s return to the government of self, based on tried and tested morals, not humanistic ethics and values, morals. Regardless of what government does, we, as individuals and families, can follow God's law. Whatever happens in the laws of this land, we can live according to God's law without breaking the laws of our country. In defense of our freedoms, let's remember how the TRUE Savior resisted evil(those who opposed him). God is on the side of freedom, let's play on his team, by his rules.
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