AbsolutelyOne of the biggest mis-steps in our nation's history was the 17th amendment, which was ripping the guard rails off the cliff edge.
AbsolutelyOne of the biggest mis-steps in our nation's history was the 17th amendment, which was ripping the guard rails off the cliff edge.
Wonder if it was caused by the citizens being unwilling to control the unlawful actions of their representatives?The Roman Republic became the Roman empire after nearly 500 years of being a republic in 27 bc.
thus began the rule of Roman emperors and the fall of Rome.
Rome transitioned from a republic to an empire after power shifted away from a representative democracy to a centralized imperial authority, with the emperor holding the most power.Wonder if it was caused by the citizens being unwilling to control the unlawful actions of their representatives?
Spot on.Rome transitioned from a republic to an empire after power shifted away from a representative democracy to a centralized imperial authority, with the emperor holding the most power.
Rome’s Transition from Republic to Empire
Rome transitioned from a republic to an empire after power shifted away from a representative democracy to a centralized imperial authority, with the emperor holding the most power.education.nationalgeographic.org
The same that is happening to the USA. They even had the unelected bureaucrat class problem.
The creators of the constitution understood the history of the Roman Republic and empire. They knew a powerful central state would eventually lead to the fall of a republic. They tried to limit the power it had.
And it looks like the founders may have failed.Rome transitioned from a republic to an empire after power shifted away from a representative democracy to a centralized imperial authority, with the emperor holding the most power.
Rome’s Transition from Republic to Empire
Rome transitioned from a republic to an empire after power shifted away from a representative democracy to a centralized imperial authority, with the emperor holding the most power.education.nationalgeographic.org
The same that is happening to the USA. They even had the unelected bureaucrat class problem.
The creators of the constitution understood the history of the Roman Republic and empire. They knew a powerful central state would eventually lead to the fall of a republic. They tried to limit the power it had.
More like We the electorate failed.And it looks like the founders may have failed.
Two party system with laws protecting their monopoly on power have done a ton of damage.More like We the electorate failed.
All we had to do was follow the Constitution rather than redefine parts of it at will.