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“A Constitutional Republic” is a government created and controlled, at least, by the Law of a Constitution. The Constitution of the United States of America was, in Law, foundationally based on the Bible, the Magna Carta, and The Declaration of Independence. Those documents recognize man’s sovereignty, the divine nature of man’s creation and man’s divine right to Life, Liberty, Property, and the pursuit of happiness.<ref>[http://www.teamlaw.org/Government/ConstitutionalRepublic.htm Definition of a Constitutional Republic by teamlaw.org]</ref> | “A Constitutional Republic” is a government created and controlled, at least, by the Law of a Constitution. The Constitution of the United States of America was, in Law, foundationally based on the Bible, the Magna Carta, and The Declaration of Independence. Those documents recognize man’s sovereignty, the divine nature of man’s creation and man’s divine right to Life, Liberty, Property, and the pursuit of happiness.<ref>[http://www.teamlaw.org/Government/ConstitutionalRepublic.htm Definition of a Constitutional Republic by teamlaw.org]</ref> | ||
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This was the new government for the 13 colonies after the Articles of Confederation was rejected because the government had no control over the colonists.
A Constitutional Republic is the current form of government in the United States. However in recent years, many people have criticized the United States for moving away from a Constitutional Republic as defined by the Constitution and towards a pure democracy.[1]
TeamLaw.org defines a Constitutional Republic:
A Republic, by definition, has two principle elements, First, it is controlled by Law, therefore it does not control Law. Second, it recognizes the private independent sovereign nature of each person (man or woman) of competent age and capacity, therefore a Republic must be representative in its nature.
A Republic recognizes Law is unchangeable, or at least that it can only be changed by a higher source than government. In a Republic the concept of “collective sovereignty” cannot exist, except with recognition that the State or nation, as a body of sovereigns, can speak through one elected voice; though that one voice can never lawfully interfere with the private rights of the individual sovereigns.
“A Constitutional Republic” is a government created and controlled, at least, by the Law of a Constitution. The Constitution of the United States of America was, in Law, foundationally based on the Bible, the Magna Carta, and The Declaration of Independence. Those documents recognize man’s sovereignty, the divine nature of man’s creation and man’s divine right to Life, Liberty, Property, and the pursuit of happiness.[2]
References
- ↑ Sorry, Mr. Franklin, “We’re All Democrats Now” - A speech by Dr. Ron Paul January 29, 2003
- ↑ Definition of a Constitutional Republic by teamlaw.org
External Links
- Are we a republic or a democracy? by Walter E. Williams