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The Character of Representation

11 Thursday Oct 2012

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Being how it is election season and all, I thought it appropriate to explore the character requisite in our chosen national representatives, particularly as viewed by the founders of our republic, and specifically as illustrated in the Constitution and the Federalist, because that’s how I do it, generally. Discoveries herein may be equally applied to our sovereign States and the various localities.

(Note: The Constitution is the fundamental framework of American government; the Federalist is the foremost authority on the Constitution.)

I should say that this brief, and in no way inclusive search for truth was embarked upon with not only self-evidence, but preconceived notions alit by a smaller portion of these very texts. Other words, I obviously knew what I’d find, because I already found it.

My findings, revelations that they aren’t, as bits shared below, strangely make no mention of physical appearance, gender, religious sect, hair style, musical talent, cunning, oratory skill, philanthropic plunderability (giving you stuff taken from others aptness), charisma, or affinity for certain pets, as essential to the character of representative government.

No, it’s mostly a lot of old blather about honor, fealty to the Constitution and country (I like these two the most), conscience, confidence, etcetera. If none of this makes sense to you, it’s okay, as you are not required to vote, and maybe it’s best that you don’t in this case, for the sake of liberty and posterity and stuff.

~~~

The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States. ~U.S. Constitution, art.VI, c.3

Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the following Oath or Affirmation:–“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” ~U.S. Constitution, art.II, §.1, c.8

…to refine and enlarge the public views, by passing them through the medium of a chosen body of citizens, whose wisdom may best discern the true interest of their country, and whose patriotism and love of justice, will be least likely to sacrifice it to temporary or partial considerations. Under such a regulation, it may well happen, that the public voice, pronounced by the representatives of the people, will be more consonant to the public good, than if pronounced by the people themselves, convened for the purpose. ~Madison, Federalist No. 10, par. 16

As there is a degree of depravity in mankind, which requires a certain degree of circumspection and distrust: so there are other qualities in human nature, which justify a certain portion of esteem and confidence. Republican government presupposes the existence of these qualities in a higher degree than any other form. Were the pictures which have been drawn by the political jealousy of some among us, faithful likenesses of the human character, the inference would be, that there is not sufficient virtue among men for self-government; and that nothing less than the chains of despotism can restrain them from destroying and devouring one another. ~Madison, Federalist No. 55, par. 10

… the president and senators so chosen, will always be of the number of those who best understand our national interests, whether considered in relation to the several states or to foreign nations, who are best able to promote those interests, and whose reputation for integrity inspires and merits confidence. ~Jay, Federalist No. 64, par. 04

This process of election affords a moral certainty, that the office of president will seldom fall to the lot of any man who is not in an eminent degree endowed with the requisite qualifications. Talents for low intrigue, and the little arts of popularity, may alone suffice to elevate a man to the first honours of a single state; but it will require other talents, and a different kind of merit, to establish him in the esteem and confidence of the whole union, or of so considerable a portion of it, as would be necessary to make him a successful candidate for the distinguished office of President of the United States. It will not be too strong to say, that there will be a constant probability of seeing the station filled by characters preeminent for ability and virtue. And this will be thought no inconsiderable recommendation of the constitution, by those who are able to estimate the share which the executive in every government must necessarily have in its good or ill administration. Though we cannot acquiesce in the political heresy of the poet, who says:
“For forms of government, let fools contest– That which is best administered is best,”
yet we may safely pronounce, that the true test of a good government is, its aptitude and tendency to produce a good administration. ~Hamilton, Federalist No. 68, par. 08

With respect to their (the President and the Senate) responsibility, it is difficult to conceive how it could be increased. Every consideration that can influence the human mind, such as honour, oaths, reputation, conscience, the love of country, family affections and attachments, afford security for their fidelity. In short, as the constitution has taken the utmost care that they shall be men of talents and integrity, we have reason to be persuaded, that the treaties they make will be as advantageous as, all circumstances considered, could be made; and so far as the fear of punishment and disgrace can operate, that motive to good behaviour is amply afforded by the article on the subject of impeachments.  ~Jay, Federalist No. 64, par. 15

~tdv

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Randoms: Lines and Heads in the Sand, RegulaTyranny

22 Saturday Sep 2012

Posted by subconch in America, Liberty, Life, Politics, Random

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communism, diplomacy, dividion, faction, inflation, justice, lies, qe3, Radical Islam, regulation, security, socialism, suffrage, terrorism, tyranny, voter

Time to STOP glorifying Marxist Philosophy! progressives. “Murder by Communism” 1900-87, 110 Million DEAD @ 09.22.12
Ref: Link to 1993 study By R.J. Rummel HOW MANY DID
COMMUNIST REGIMES MURDER?
My annotated version of Table 1, found at above link.

Anybody who is still ‘undecided’ in the 2011 election for Prez SHOULD NOT VOTE… @ 09.22.12
I mean, you’re EITHER a socialist hack, Obama faction shill, & usable drone… OR… you’re an American Patriot! What’s to DECIDE? @ 09.22.12

2011 Charitable giving: The Romneys gave $4 Million, 30% of income. The Obamas gave $162K, 22%. ~Generosity of the EVIL RICH… @ 09.22.12

Regulatory compliance (separate from tax) to Obama & Ilk cost our economy $1.8 TRILLION Yearly! THIS IS TYRANNY @ 09.21.12
Ref: $1.8 trillion shock: Obama regs cost 20-times estimate 09.20.12

Read~> The Worldwide Consequences of Obama’s Manufactured Crisis Strategy by James Simpson 09.20.12
“At its core, socialism can only be parasitic.”
“At this point, even the parasites will be in danger. The socialists’ internationalist agenda truly is a Conspiracy of the Lemmings. It is not merely a criminal conspiracy; it is criminally insane.”
“Despite their high-minded rhetoric about saving the poor and oppressed, communists and socialists are what I call entrepreneurial parasites.”

The line in the sand never moves, but it is people who will approach, retreat from, or cross it; lest they deny it and await the tide. @ 09.19.12

A vote is but a means, to a means, to an end. The end is nothing less than the refuge for Liberty. @ 09.19.12

U-Pick: W.H. Lies are Cowardice, Cover, and/or Complicity @ 09.15.12
Ref: Carney: Protests not directed at the U.S. 09.14.12
CLINTON: LIBYA KILLINGS WERE `TERRORIST ATTACK’ AP 09.21.12

QE3 = Lower $ value = Higher Cost of Commodities = Higher Costs to Biz & Consumers(you) = Egan-Jones US Credit Rating CUT… AGAIN @ 09.15.12
Oppression of our standard of living is Tyranny to our standard of Liberty! @

I was gonna say obama’s at war with everybody but the enemy and his voters, only he’s his voters’ foe too. They just dont know it yet. @ 09.14.12

Diplomacy has no place before Justice; barbarians have no place among men. @ 09.12.12

“there will be no less reason to fear that the pestilential breath of faction may poison the fountains of justice.” Hamilton, fed.81,par.6 @ 09.12.12
~this warning was in regard to the idea that scotus should be part of the legislature, but we all know how it generally applies today. words

Note: The preceding random musings are mine, except as quoted/linked. ~tdv (@subconch) The @ symbols take you to the specific quotes on twitter if you care to RT, Favorite, or Reply.

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Alexander Hamilton Speaks to the 2012 Electorate

09 Sunday Sep 2012

Posted by subconch in America, Politics

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2012, electorate, federalist 85, hamilton, suffrage, timelessness, U.S. Constitution, vote

On reading Federalist No.85, at once and with clarity
comes the headline in my mind:
“Alexander Hamilton Speaks to the 2012 Electorate”.

There can be no better defining of the necessary and proper character of the electors, and that self-sustaining duty of the great body of the American people, if it is to be the fundamental article of our republic.

And cautions to the machines that would divert us from and threaten and dispute the very underpinnings of our society, have as great a weight today as then, and broader still they are.

The object of ratification of the U.S. Constitution bears equally to the object of its keeping.

You, the American voter, would do well for your country to carefully examine the words that follow, and consider the gravity and the whole of your suffrage. To whatever particular you may be attached, it is meaningless without the entirety from which it may be derived.  ~tdv

From Federalist No.85,
Conclusion to the Papers Explaining and Defending the
Constitution of the United States, by Alexander Hamilton, 1788

Par.04:  …The charge of a conspiracy against the liberties of the people, which has been indiscriminately brought against the advocates of the plan, has something in it too wanton and too malignant not to excite the indignation of every man who feels in his own bosom a refutation of the calumny. The perpetual changes which have been rung upon the wealthy, the well born, and the great, are such as to inspire the disgust of all sensible men. And the unwarrantable concealments and misrepresentations, which have been in various ways practised to keep the truth from the public eye, are of a nature to demand the reprobation of all honest men. It is possible that these circumstances may have occasionally betrayed me into intemperances of expression which I did not intend; it is certain that I have frequently felt a struggle between sensibility and moderation; and if the former has in some instances prevailed, it must be my excuse, that it has been neither often nor much.

Par.05:  Let us now pause, and ask ourselves whether, in the course of these papers, the proposed constitution has not been satisfactorily vindicated from the aspersions thrown upon it; and whether it has not been shown to be worthy of the public approbation, and necessary to the public safety and prosperity. Every man is bound to answer these questions to himself, according to the best of his conscience and understanding, and to act agreeably to the genuine and sober dictates of his judgment. This is a duty from which nothing can give him a dispensation. It is one that he is called upon, nay, constrained by all the obligations that form the bands on society, to discharge sincerely and honestly. No partial motive, no particular interest, no pride of opinion, no temporary passion or prejudice, will justify to himself, to his country, to his posterity, an improper election of the part he is to act. Let him beware of an obstinate adherence to party; let him reflect, that the object upon which he is to decide is not a particular interest of the community, but the very existence of the nation; and let him remember, that a majority of America has already given its sanction to the plan which he is to approve or reject.

~Glossary: from Webster’s 1828 Dictionary~
Approbation:  1. The act of approving; a liking; that state or disposition of the mind, in which we assent to the propriety of a thing, with some degree of pleasure or satisfaction; as,
“the laws of God require our approbation.”
Aspersion:  2. The spreading of calumnious reports or charges, which tarnish reputation, like the bespattering of a body with foul water.
Adherence:  2. Figuratively, a being fixed in attachment; fidelity; steady attachment; as, an adherence to a party or opinions.
Calumny: Slander; false accusation of a crime or offense, knowingly or maliciously made or reported, to the injury of another; false representation of facts reproachful to another, made by design, and with knowledge of its falsehood; sometimes followed by on. “Neglected calumny soon expires.”
Constrained:  Urged irresistibly or powerfully; compelled; forced; restrained; confined; bound; imprisoned; necessitated.
Discharge:  10. To perform or execute, as a duty or office considered as a charge. One man discharges the office of a sheriff; another that of a priest. “We are all bound to discharge the duties of piety, of benevolence and charity.” (piety is the highest respect and reverence for the Supreme Being) (benevolence is the disposition to do good; good will)
“Piety is the only proper and adequate relief of decaying man.”
Dispensation:  3. The granting of a license, or the license itself, to do what is forbidden by laws or canons, or to omit something which is commanded; that is, the dispensing with a law or canon, or the exemption of a particular person from the obligation to comply with its injunctions. The pope has power to dispense with the canons of the church, but has no right to grant dispensations to the injury of a third person.
Indignation:  1. Anger or extreme anger, mingled with contempt, disgust or abhorrence.
Intemperance:  1. In a general sense, want of moderation or due restraint
Malignant: 1. Malicious; having extreme malevolence or enmity; as a malignant heart, evil intent
Obstinate:  1. Stubborn; pertinaciously (with perverse persistence) adhering to an opinion or purpose; fixed firmly in resolution; not yielding to reason, arguments or other means.
“No ass so meek, no ass so obstinate.”
Posterity:  1. Descendants; children, children’s children, &c. indefinitely; the race that proceeds from a progenitor. The whole human race are the posterity of Adam.
2. In a general sense, succeeding generations; opposed to ancestors.
“To the unhappy that unjustly bleed, Heav’n gives posterity t’ avenge the deed.”
Prejudice:  1. Prejudgment; an opinion or decision of mind, formed without due examination of the facts or arguments which are necessary to a just and impartial determination. It is used in a good or bad sense. “Innumerable are the prejudices of education; we are accustomed to believe what we are taught, and to receive opinions from others without examining the grounds by which they can be supported.” A man has strong prejudices in favor of his country or his party, or the church in which he has been educated; and often our prejudices are unreasonable. A judge should disabuse himself of prejudice in favor of either party in a suit.
2. A previous bent or bias of mind for or against any person or thing; prepossession.
“There is an unaccountable prejudice to projectors of all kinds.”
Prosperity:  n. [L. prosperitas.] Advance or gain in any thing good or desirable; successful progress in any business or enterprise; success; attainment of the object desired; as the prosperity of arts; agricultural or commercial prosperity; national prosperity.
“Our disposition to abuse the blessings of providence renders prosperity dangerous.”
“The prosperity of fools shall destroy them.” Prov.1.
Refutation: The act or process of refuting or disproving; the act of proving to be false or erroneous; the overthrowing of an argument, opinion, testimony, doctrine or theory, by argument or countervailing proof.
Reprobation:  3. A condemnatory sentence; rejection.
Vindicated:  Defended; supported; maintained; proved to be just or true.
Wanton: 6. Loose; unrestrained; running to excess.

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Randoms: That Lovable Tyranny, How to Vote, & I’m Gonna Be Mauve

31 Tuesday Jul 2012

Posted by subconch in Abstract, Liberty, Politics, Random

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The state, the TV, the mags & rags, music, schools, THEY are defining you, progressives. ~MY American Dream is MINE. Not yours or theirs. Get it? @ 07.29.12

Politik: What does that have to do with Liberty? How is that Constitutional? Wrong answer, not representative, no power. Simple. CotUS2012 @ 07.29.12

All that remains are the faint echo of liberty, and the thunderous voice of tyranny. Speak, or be spoken for, and to. @ 07.29.12

A vote for anything less than wholesale reduction in govt is nothing less than suicide. @ 07.29.12

These threats to our liberty by executive order, are only as perilous as our liberty will tolerate. @ 07.27.12

Government oppression, while choosing winners and losers, is just fine so long as you’re the winners, huh progressives. @ 07.27.12

Eurika!!! Strung together: FF @ RT ~Twitter’s a GAS :] :] @ 07.27.12

…the stranglehold on reason. If these mass hystericals had any clue the harm they do, bet they’d STILL do the harm. @ 07.27.12
Ref: Chick-fil-A Victimization: Discrimination Under the Guise of Diversity & Tolerance

SCIENTIFIC BREAKTHROUGH!!! Selective Epidermal Pigmentation Possible! Campaigners choosing sky blue, Elected officials~Red. *Developing* @ 07.26.12
I want to be maroon… or to show my sophistication… mauve. I’m voting mauve, too. That’s what I know. @

Note: The preceding random musings are mine. ~tdv (@subconch) The @ symbols take you to the specific quotes on twitter if you care to RT, Favorite, or Reply.

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