Quote of the day
"Every man, and every body of men, invested with power, are ever disposed to increase it, and to acquire a superiority over everything that stands in their way. This disposition, which is implanted in human nature, will operate in the federal legislature to lessen and ultimately to subvert the state authority ... Robert Yates, anti-federalist writer See the immediate post to appreciate the relevance of this principle for today.
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Not everyone was ignorant of the coup. Makes me think that even in 1787 the "will of the people" could be easily manipulated and controlled -- or at least misrepresented sufficiently for political purposes.
But just what is this collective called the people? Does it have a mind (god) of its own? We should carefully consider the progression whereby God (the only Sovereign) was replaced by the people.
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