In the story "Gulliver's Travels," by
Jonathan Swift, Gulliver was a giant compared to the people of Lilliput who
were about 6 inches tall, but millions of tiny threads made it impossible for
Gulliver to move. Excessive legislation and excessive taxation tyrannise in the
same way, which is one reason that limited constitutional government is
essential and big government is dangerous. History provides numerous examples
which demonstrate that respecting local self-government increases the importance
of the individual and keeps a union secure while denying local self-government
necessitates the sacrifice of liberties to secure the union and guard against
insurrections from within and attacks from without. (e.g., the Roman Empire)
The Biblical view of man
as a natural born sinner makes it needful to set up a system of government that
does not depend upon the wisdom of mobs or give absolute power to one person
and sets limits on the power of civil government and requires accountability of
public officials. The republican form of government (not a reference to a
political party), representative government rooted in moral law, is based on
Bible precedent. (Exodus 18: 21; Deuteronomy 1:13; 16:18) The US Constitution
only supports democracy in the sense of rule through elected representatives
and makes pure democracy unconstitutional. (Constitution Of The United States
Of America, Article IV, Section 4) Today we have a majoritarian democracy (mob
rule) representing the will of the majority that disregards the rights of the
individual and entrusts charismatic personalities with unchequed power.
1984 by George Orwell Book Movie on BBC TV from 1956, Peter Cushing Glenn Beck
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