Page 266 - Beers With Our Founding Fathers

Beers with our Founding Fathers

In civics, and now in this work, we have explored the history of

our Country and the form of government – a Constitutional
Republic, and more specifically a representative republic. A republic

is a government of the people, and a democracy is a majority of the
people. A republic oligarchy is a government of the people, but by

the few or minority. Our Country is heading to an oligarchy, which is
effectively conducive to socialism. How do we prevent this? One is

by – voting for the economy! I covered that, the other is by voting
for the right experience. Who is the right candidate and what is the

right experience?
Since my civics class in ninth grade, I realized that the worst

candidate for president is often the most common candidate for
president. For the states, it also applies to governors. First, how

about two criteria: 1) Experience; and 2) Economy. Add to this –
never, ever – ever – vote for a candidate that is a sitting

Representative or Senator. And do not forget – promises are only
emotional rhetoric. The president does not enact legislation

(Constitutionally speaking, that is). They may steer and propose
legislation and budgets, but they cannot keep the promises they

make without the cooperation of the legislative branch. More
important, as a sitting member of Congress they do have the

authorities to introduce legislation. The question is, if they could
not get their legislation introduced or passed while in Congress, how

will they do so as president? Historically, from the mid twentieth

century, only two presidents were sitting Senators (no
Representatives) when they were elected to office. Although of the
same party, their ideologies were not similar. The first was

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