Later Madison thought that federalism was the most vile form of government because it was too much like a monarchy and joined with Jefferson to become a democrat.
Madison was a federalist but became a anti-federalist after the alien and seduction act, which he opposed, and spoke out against and stated that the federal government has no authority over rights at all.
What you want is one thing, what you get is determined at the ballot box by the majority..aka...democracy. Personally, I don't want to be ruled by a minority...and if you read Madison's federalist essays in context, you'd find that he didn't either.
in republican government there is no majority or minority rule, becuase power is divide in (2), some no one person, group or people rule over another, democracy concentrates power into one entity and that one entity will become tyrannical, becuase it has all the power, which is why the founders hate all democracies.
I have and still the word 'republic' simply means "no monarchy".
the us. is a federal republic, with republican government, ...democracy is democratic.
both systems of government have people voting, however in republican government
which is a higher form of government, the people do not have all direct power only half.
If we elected every position and voted on every issue that would be called a "direct democracy". There are many kinds of democracy. Our country is a "representative democracy".
a direct democracy is where the people vote and instruct their government what to do.
a representative democracy is where the people vote and their representatives instruct government what to do.
democracy means majority rule...something the founders hated.
when you read the founders will will see the founders hate representative democracy, john Adams works #6 is good place to read this.
the founders did not want power all direct power into the people hands becuase that is dangerous...........anyone can be a tyrant, if given all power, even the people thru majority rule.
3/5 person is a slave issue. A slave issue IS a racial issue. The forefathers believed the institution of slavery would soon end and didn't want to give it any legitimacy by putting the word "slave" in the constitution. So they called them "other persons".
3/5 is about will the slaves be counted as a full person for representation purpose and taxes..........taxes which the south was paying most of for the federal government
the south wants to count them as 1, and the north stated if they are 1, then they must be a full person, the south then called them property..a compromise was reached, so we would have a constitution
if they would have been counted as 1 , the south would have dominated the house, and controlled it, and the civil war would have never happened.
the founders sought to end slavery by outlawing the importation of slaves in 1808, and during constitution only 3 states wanted slavery, the founders believe in would end with there deaths.
The 14th amendment, section 2, states that if any male over the age of 21 inhabiting a state is denied the right to vote, then the numbers counted for representation should be reduced accordingly.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
Illegal immigrants are not citizens and are not allowed to vote, but the states ARE counting them to get more representation in government. That is unconstitutional as per the 14th amendment. That is the point and only point I have been trying to make.
is denied to any of the male
inhabitants of such State, being twenty-one years of age,* and citizens of the United States, or in any way abridged, except for participation in rebellion, or other crime, the
basis of representation therein shall be reduced in the proportion which the number of such male citizens shall bear to the whole number of male citizens twenty-one years of age in such State.
well i dont read it that way, ........i read it.. if the state denies male inhabitants of such State, and [citizens of the United States (
slaves)] are in any way abridged, except for participation in rebellion, or other crime he basis of representation therein shall be reduced in the proportion which the number of such male citizens[/B] shall bear to the whole number of male citizens twenty-one years of age in such State.
citizens in the 14th amendment means slaves...when it was written.
but your right illegals are not citizens,....... however under the founders voting is not a right, so if you say voting is a right............. then does not right then pertain to illegals since they are people too?
an illegal has the right, life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness has he not?...or are these rights only exclusive to Americans?.......this is why saying voting is a right screws things up.
The 14th and 15th amendment remedied that problem, did it not?
the purpose of the 14th was to give slaves rights per the BOR, privileges and immunities, due process, and that they could not be discriminated against by
governments
the 15th says no person, but meaning slaves, could be denied the vote because of race, color or being a former slave.
