Re: An Open Constitutional Convention is needed NOW more than ever
The President is the monarchy????
You need to get your head out of the 14th century.
really?..you better read!
here i will post it for you!.....
The Federalist No. 40
On the Powers of the [constitutional]Convention to Form a
Mixed Government Examined and Sustained
New York Packet
Friday, January 18, 1788
[
James Madison]
To the People of the State of New York:
THE second point to be examined is, whether the [constitutional]convention were authorized
to frame and propose this mixed Constitution.
The powers of the convention ought, in strictness, to be determined by an inspection of the commissions given to the members by their respective constituents. As all of these, however, had reference, either to the recommendation from the meeting at Annapolis, in September, 1786, or to that from Congress, in February, 1787, it will be sufficient to recur to these particular acts.
what is a mixed government??????---Mixed government, also known as a mixed constitution, is a form of government that integrates elements of
democracy, aristocracy, and monarchy. In a mixed government, some issues (often defined in a constitution) are decided by the majority of the people, some other issues by few, and some other issues by a single person (also often defined in a constitution). The idea is commonly treated as an antecedent of
separation of powers.
John Adams wrote in 1806: "I once thought our Constitution was quasi or
mixed government, but they (Republicans) have now made it, to all intents and purposes, in virtue, in spirit, and in effect, a democracy. We are left without resources but in our prayers and tears, and have nothing that we can do or say, but the Lord have mercy on us."
