Comments for FederalRepublic.net http://www.federalrepublic.net Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:39:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 Comment on What is the Purpose of Government? by Bill http://www.federalrepublic.net/2006/02/26/what-is-the-purpose-of-government/#comment-101862 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:13:26 +0000 http://www.federalrepublic.net/2006/02/26/what-is-the-purpose-of-government/#comment-101862 I just want to remind everyone that one of the purposes of government is to accomplish together that which we cannot accomplish alone. In a way, some of you may see that as open ended. It is, because things change over time and require new responses to new challenges. The living Constitution is different from the actual Constitution. The Founders were indeed intelligent people so they wrote a document that would need interpretation for new circumstances. There are things that we could once do for ourselves that we can no longer do. We must now work together or fail. While we argue over the purpose of government and disagree about it we must still get together to accomplish our collective goals and meet our collective needs. I know I have raised questions that I haven't begun to address but I think the central thing that divides us right now is the question no one is facing head on, namely to answer the question "What should a government do"? I just want to remind everyone that one of the purposes of government is to accomplish together that which we cannot accomplish alone. In a way, some of you may see that as open ended. It is, because things change over time and require new responses to new challenges. The living Constitution is different from the actual Constitution. The Founders were indeed intelligent people so they wrote a document that would need interpretation for new circumstances. There are things that we could once do for ourselves that we can no longer do. We must now work together or fail. While we argue over the purpose of government and disagree about it we must still get together to accomplish our collective goals and meet our collective needs. I know I have raised questions that I haven’t begun to address but I think the central thing that divides us right now is the question no one is facing head on, namely to answer the question “What should a government do”?

]]> Comment on What is the Purpose of Government? by Ellie http://www.federalrepublic.net/2006/02/26/what-is-the-purpose-of-government/#comment-99038 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:35:10 +0000 http://www.federalrepublic.net/2006/02/26/what-is-the-purpose-of-government/#comment-99038 thanks for this site, it helped me understand some of the reasons we have a government. My homework is now completed thanks to this site and all of the comments!! thanks for this site, it helped me understand some of the reasons we have a government. My homework is now completed thanks to this site and all of the comments!!

]]> Comment on Wrong Number: Interpreter Dupes Insurgents by Maggie http://www.federalrepublic.net/2006/04/22/wrong-number-interpreter-dupes-insurgents/#comment-98980 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:57:20 +0000 http://www.federalrepublic.net/2006/04/22/wrong-number-interpreter-dupes-insurgents/#comment-98980 Just had to say what a great job you guys are all doing over there.Im proud of you and all you do for us back home.Thank you,you are never forgotten.Your time,work and efforts are appreciated for the good you are doing there.Its because of people like you there are good things happening. M Just had to say what a great job you guys are all doing over there.Im proud of you and all you do for us back home.Thank you,you are never forgotten.Your time,work and efforts are appreciated for the good you are doing there.Its because of people like you there are good things happening.
M

]]> Comment on What is the Purpose of Government? by Ron Vander Wal http://www.federalrepublic.net/2006/02/26/what-is-the-purpose-of-government/#comment-95808 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:58:36 +0000 http://www.federalrepublic.net/2006/02/26/what-is-the-purpose-of-government/#comment-95808 The purpose of government is to protect the freedom of the people. Freedom is the ability do as you please. Therefore, within a governmental system you may exercise your freedom so long as it does not infringe on the freedom of others. It is within this framework that the people are left to define morality for themselves. In the interest of protecting freedom, it is the job of government to prevent any group or organization from enforcing their own definition of morality upon the people. I believe that was the type of government our forefathers envisioned. When was the last time you heard of a politician working to protect your freedeom? The purpose of government is to protect the freedom of the people.

Freedom is the ability do as you please.

Therefore, within a governmental system you may exercise your freedom so long as it does not infringe on the freedom of others.

It is within this framework that the people are left to define morality for themselves.

In the interest of protecting freedom, it is the job of government to prevent any group or organization from enforcing their own definition of morality upon the people.

I believe that was the type of government our forefathers envisioned.

When was the last time you heard of a politician working to protect your freedeom?

]]> Comment on What is the Purpose of Government? by Tom Farrell http://www.federalrepublic.net/2006/02/26/what-is-the-purpose-of-government/#comment-85724 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:38:55 +0000 http://www.federalrepublic.net/2006/02/26/what-is-the-purpose-of-government/#comment-85724 To secure certain unalienable Rights endowed to us by our Creator, among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. The answer is from the Declaration of independence “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed” To secure certain unalienable Rights endowed to us by our Creator, among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

The answer is from the Declaration of independence

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed”

]]> Comment on Democrats Misplay “God Card” by Sherri http://www.federalrepublic.net/2006/03/23/democrats-misplay-god-card/#comment-82447 Thu, 22 May 2008 20:22:08 +0000 http://www.federalrepublic.net/2006/03/23/democrats-misplay-god-card/#comment-82447 The athorities that exist have not been established by GOD.It is an egotistical mind that thinks so.That is the precise reason why people are put off from religion.We are all equal in GOD'S eye.It is what we do in this life that will make a difference.From what I remember Jesus was not too impressed with the governments,he was,dare I say,a sort of anarchist. The athorities that exist have not been established by GOD.It is an egotistical mind that thinks so.That is the precise reason why people are put off from religion.We are all equal in GOD’S eye.It is what we do in this life that will make a difference.From what I remember Jesus was not too impressed with the governments,he was,dare I say,a sort of anarchist.

]]> Comment on Wrong Number: Interpreter Dupes Insurgents by Michael Greer http://www.federalrepublic.net/2006/04/22/wrong-number-interpreter-dupes-insurgents/#comment-81114 Tue, 13 May 2008 09:48:50 +0000 http://www.federalrepublic.net/2006/04/22/wrong-number-interpreter-dupes-insurgents/#comment-81114 I was the platoon leader of this scout platoon that this article was written about. I have since been promoted and moved to be a First Sergeant in a Special Troops Battalion. I was doing a google search and found this website and it feels really good to know that there are people back home that appreciate what we do over here. Far to often all the troops ever hear are the negative parts of war and very seldom do we hear the positive side. If you ever need anything please do not hesitate and if we can we will help in anyway possible. very respectfully, Michael G Greer First Sergeant Scouts Out! I was the platoon leader of this scout platoon that this article was written about. I have since been promoted and moved to be a First Sergeant in a Special Troops Battalion. I was doing a google search and found this website and it feels really good to know that there are people back home that appreciate what we do over here. Far to often all the troops ever hear are the negative parts of war and very seldom do we hear the positive side. If you ever need anything please do not hesitate and if we can we will help in anyway possible.

very respectfully,

Michael G Greer
First Sergeant
Scouts Out!

]]> Comment on What is the Purpose of Government? by Arlo http://www.federalrepublic.net/2006/02/26/what-is-the-purpose-of-government/#comment-79259 Thu, 01 May 2008 23:27:38 +0000 http://www.federalrepublic.net/2006/02/26/what-is-the-purpose-of-government/#comment-79259 Mike: You speak in generalizations - what are the specifics? And for cryin' out loud, learn to spell if you're going to contribute to these forums! Mike:

You speak in generalizations - what are the specifics? And for cryin’ out loud, learn to spell if you’re going to contribute to these forums!

]]> Comment on What is the Purpose of Government? by mike http://www.federalrepublic.net/2006/02/26/what-is-the-purpose-of-government/#comment-78084 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:46:00 +0000 http://www.federalrepublic.net/2006/02/26/what-is-the-purpose-of-government/#comment-78084 the bush regime as raped this country and will get away with it. what i think is that gov. is so corrupt they dont even care who knows they lie to us and then say trust me they print out money and say here is for the high price of gas and food printing money doesnt solve anything this county is bought no one cares about us (the people) all they care about is how they are gonna make more money for them selfs and all there friends gov. is in place in america in my opinion to run our lifes and tell us what is "facts" and what to beleave and keep us in a state of fear and panic i.e. the terro alert red ornge green this county is embarassing more and more everyday and we the people need to stand up and do somthing about it the bush regime as raped this country and will get away with it. what i think is that gov. is so corrupt they dont even care who knows they lie to us and then say trust me they print out money and say here is for the high price of gas and food printing money doesnt solve anything this county is bought no one cares about us (the people) all they care about is how they are gonna make more money for them selfs and all there friends gov. is in place in america in my opinion to run our lifes and tell us what is “facts” and what to beleave and keep us in a state of fear and panic i.e. the terro alert red ornge green this county is embarassing more and more everyday and we the people need to stand up and do somthing about it

]]> Comment on What is the Purpose of Government? by Pete Brady http://www.federalrepublic.net/2006/02/26/what-is-the-purpose-of-government/#comment-77692 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:09:20 +0000 http://www.federalrepublic.net/2006/02/26/what-is-the-purpose-of-government/#comment-77692 It is a bit disconcerting to see it stated that government is beyond the uneducated or common man. For those who hearken to the American form of government such inability stands in stark contrast to "We the people..." and a government "of the people, by the people, and for the people." If as Hamilton states in Federalist #5 man's passions will not obey reason or justice "without constraint," then how does man begin to seek such things?" Reason does reside in the hearts and mind of man. Constraint would seem to begin with the natural law that is established and made known to man by his Creator. A natural constraint would then seem to be at work through the broad acceptance and general permeation of society of the fact that a well formed conscience and charity to neighbor promote liberty and justice to a far greater extent than page after page of law. Government cannot and should not proscribe everything; St. Thomas Aquinas admits this in his great tract Summa Theologica, deferring true and lasting justice to Almighty God. Locke was only one of a number of political philosophers that influenced America's founding fathers. Baron Charles Secondat de Montesqueiu and Sir William Blackstone were foremost among the philosophers referenced by the founders and were quoted almost two and half times as much as Locke. At the very outset of his Commentaries on the Common Law of England, which James Madison not only recommended to Congress but purchased copies for it, Blackstone delineated what he called the "natural liberty of mankind." It was around this natural liberty that government is structured. It is this natural liberty that is to be preserved to the utmost. The purpose of government is to promote private initiative in a positive manner in furtherance of the common good. This is the foundation of a government that ensures the inherent dignity of man, a dignity made manifest in the character of its free and mature people. It is a bit disconcerting to see it stated that government is beyond the uneducated or common man. For those who hearken to the American form of government such inability stands in stark contrast to “We the people…” and a government “of the people, by the people, and for the people.” If as Hamilton states in Federalist #5 man’s passions will not obey reason or justice “without constraint,” then how does man begin to seek such things?” Reason does reside in the hearts and mind of man. Constraint would seem to begin with the natural law that is established and made known to man by his Creator. A natural constraint would then seem to be at work through the broad acceptance and general permeation of society of the fact that a well formed conscience and charity to neighbor promote liberty and justice to a far greater extent than page after page of law. Government cannot and should not proscribe everything; St. Thomas Aquinas admits this in his great tract Summa Theologica, deferring true and lasting justice to Almighty God.

Locke was only one of a number of political philosophers that influenced America’s founding fathers. Baron Charles Secondat de Montesqueiu and Sir William Blackstone were foremost among the philosophers referenced by the founders and were quoted almost two and half times as much as Locke.

At the very outset of his Commentaries on the Common Law of England, which James Madison not only recommended to Congress but purchased copies for it, Blackstone delineated what he called the “natural liberty of mankind.” It was around this natural liberty that government is structured. It is this natural liberty that is to be preserved to the utmost.

The purpose of government is to promote private initiative in a positive manner in furtherance of the common good. This is the foundation of a government that ensures the inherent dignity of man, a dignity made manifest in the character of its free and mature people.

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