A Decaying Society

The Founding Fathers of this Republic formulated a plan called a Constitution whereby, if followed, the people could control their destiny, and we the people have failed to abide by it.  Generations have failed to pass down the foundational principles set forth to ensure a stable and lasting society.  The Founders understood very well the innate nature of man.

The Founders understood what Sir Alex Fraser Tytler, a Scottish jurist and Professor of History at Edinburgh University stated in a lecture in 1801.  He said,

“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government.  It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largess from the public treasury.  From that time on the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury, with the results that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship.”

Today, who gives thought about why so many Court decisions affecting our freedom are decided five to four?  The single function of the Court is to see that the other two branches abide by the Constitution.  How then can nine literate judges read the same document and differ in interpretation five to four with the same five to four voting in a bloc?  Does President Obama believe, as did Roosevelt, that a President has the authority to dictate Court decisions?  That seems like what is going on in Egypt and other Dictatorships around the world - strange thinking for a Constitutional Law Professor.

The Constitution gives the people authority to “govern” government at the ballot box, but when the loyalty of voters can be bought with benefits, taking away those benefits will surely end in chaos and insurrection against government.  Now is the time for people to dwell on the question, could this be part of a plan?