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RINO Report: Karel Crawford

NH House District Carroll 3 (Moultonborough, Tamworth, Madison) has a 3-for-2 Republican primary election. Two candidates are newcomers; the third is terrible.

The Founders Held Great Mistrust for Democracy

The Founders Held Great Mistrust for Democracy

The Founders held great mistrust for democracy.  They did desire democratic principles.  They did not want a democracy for our form of government.  America’s founders were widely read.  They knew the work of Plato who wrote in The Republic, “And so tyranny naturally arises out of democracy.” Our history from James Madison As Plato decrees, …

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Federalist 49 & 51

From 49th Federalist Here are a couple of samples from The Federalist Papers that may serve to raise your interest and encourage you to read them. My favorite Federalist writer was James Madison. The first selection is from 49th Federalist, in which Madison writes about the separation of powers. He explains why you have to …

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Federalism

Motivation for federalism “The Federalist Papers” used what was then a new definition of federalism. The colonies had just won a revolution against the King of England. They had thrown off the constraints of an oppressive monarch. The new nation was in no mood to replace it with another centralized, unrestrained regime. They had experience …

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