To Preserve. To Protect. To Defend. (pt.1) America At Risk

 

The cure for the evils of democracy is more democracy!

 

H. L. Mencken, Notes on Democracy, 1926

 

 

The political season is upon us and no doubt the vitriol will begin flowing in abundance. Joe Biden has accelerated the American divide of policy debate by singling out a citizen by name, and those who support his policies, as an existential threat to America.

The Madison Conservative will not dignify the vile nature of Biden’s diatribes, but will choose to elevate the discussion by highlighting the brilliance of the founders and framers.

In short, we will embrace the warning given to us from President Washington to ‘avoid the baneful effects of party’.

Over the next several weeks, we will highlight a matter of national debate and explore how the issue can be addressed by following the dictates of the American mind, the United States Constitution.  

In doing so, we understand that in opposing Biden’s reality and his truth squads, we may be seen as another threat to democracy.

To any such narrow-minded imbecile, we say take a deep breath, count to the ten amendments, and try to find fault in our arguments.

Our first issue is to clarify what is the foundation of American government.

Many may call it a democracy, but it is not.

America IS a democratic republic. In short, we elect representatives to carry out the function of government. One of the more brilliant creations of the framers was to vest powers in equal branches of government.

The Executive, the Legislative, and the Judicial. Each branch is vested with specific powers and authorities, thereby assuring no one arm can absorb too much power. The political left and the stenographic media seem intent on dissolving the lines of power of all three.

Consider this: whenever a court, or judge, hands down an opinion of any sort, they are immediately labelled as an Obama, Trump, or maybe a Bush appointee. The goal is to make the judiciary  a part of the political process. THAT is a threat to America.

An executive order had the intent to allow a president to act quickly on an immediate issue of national import. While other Presidents have used that authority in questionable ways, Biden has made it an art form.

When he cannot bend the legislative bodies to his will, he has simply made his policy dictums into executive order. He has NO constitutional authority to cancel student debt, but since no one has yet challenged him, another trillion in debt with the stroke of a demented pen.

THAT is a threat to a democratic republic.

Nancy Pelosi has been running both houses of Congress as her own personal fiefdom, all without question by those who should know better. She has taken Covid restrictions to a level of personal power that Stalin would envy.

THAT is a threat to the concept of self-government.

So, when the left tries to say any opposition to their policies is a threat to democracy, point out they are a threat to a democratic republic, then sit back and enjoy their confused looks.

Immediately thereafter, make sure you are registered to vote and then make sure you take advantage of the franchise, which we will explore in the next post.