Republic? Democracy?

It seems that there is more than a little confusion these days about the form of government the founders created. And after all, is there a difference? Does it really matter?  The FreedomProject believes there IS a difference, and that it matters a great deal.

If you frequent this site, you will note the quotes that are so numerous in the "Heritage" section which reflect the founders views. The framers of our nation and its constitution themselves suffered no such confusion between republic and democracy. But rather than argue, or attempt to convince anyone who may disagree in the strength of my own arguments, or expect belief from the knowledge I may have gained from my studies on the subject, or even to cite this organization or that organization, which someone may identify as "partisan" on the topic, let's let the builders of the house identify the construction. 

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For many decades in America (with roots in England undoubtedly),

a common expression was "don't buy a pig in a poke." 

This quaint expression was normally used when advising someone who was considering a dubious purchase or decision. The poke was a sack, and the reference was to the practice of putting pigs, which are hard to handle or control, in a heavy sack to transport them to a marketplace and display them.

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A young woman was about to finish her first year of college. Like so many others her age, she considered herself to be very liberal, and among other liberal ideals, was very much in favor of higher taxes to support more government programs, in other words redistribution of wealth to the needy. 

She was ashamed of her father, a staunch Constitutionalist, a feeling she openly expressed. Based on the lectures that she had participated in, and the occasional chat with an enlightened professor, she felt that her father had for years harbored a selfish desire to keep what he thought should be his. 
 

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Newsflash!

The governor of one Eastern state, fed up with the proliferation of military-type assault weapons in his jurisdiction, and concerned about recent heavy purchases of such firearms and reported stockpiling of ammunition, stated that he was moving to outlaw these weapons and their ammunition and declare them contraband.

In a closed and secretive meeting of federal, state government and military officials last night,  the governor apparently finalized plans for a massive operation to round up the guns and ammunition in a house to house, city to city search.  The basis of the operation was evidently the refusal of many citizens to voluntarily turn in the weapons as ordered by the government. 

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