"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the united States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."In the Pledge of Allegiance we all pledge allegiance to our Republic, NOT to "a democracy". "Republic" is the proper description of our government, not "democracy." I invite you to join me in raising public awareness regarding that distinction.
The distinction between our Republic and a democracy is not an idle one. It has great legal significance.
In lay terms: Democracy = Majority rule (A Democracy can be changed easily by just changing the majority !)
Republic = Rule by LAW. (NOT easily changed and must go through the proper CONSTITUTIONAL procedures in order to change any law or part of one.)
The Constitution guarantees to every state a Republican form
of government (Art. 4, Sec. 4). [This is NOT to be confused
with the Republican Political Party]. No state may join the united
States unless it is a Republic. Our Republic is one
dedicated to "liberty and justice for all." Minority individual rights are the
priority. The people have natural
rights instead of 'civil' rights. The people
are protected by the Bill of Rights from the majority. One vote in a jury can
stop all of the majority from depriving any one of the people of his rights; this would not be so if the united
States were a democracy. (see People's rights
vs Citizens' rights)
In a pure democracy 51 beats 49[%]. In a 'democracy' there
is no such thing as a significant minority: there are no
minority rights except civil rights (privileges) granted by a condescending
majority. Only five of the U.S. Constitution's first ten amendments apply
to Citizens of the United States. Simply stated, a 'democracy' is a dictatorship of the
majority. Socrates was executed by a democracy: though he harmed no one, the 'majority' found
him intolerable.
Government. ....the government is
but an agency of the state, distinguished as it must be in accurate
thought from its scheme and machinery of government. ....In a colloquial sense,
the United States or its representatives, considered as the prosecutor in a
criminal action; as in the phrase, "the government objects to the witness."
[Black's Law Dictionary, Fifth Edition, p. 625]
Government; Republican
government. One in which the powers of sovereignty are vested in the people and are exercised by the people, either directly, or through representatives chosen
by the people, to whom those powers are specially
delegated. In re Duncan, 139 U.S. 449, 11 S.Ct. 573, 35 L.Ed. 219; Minor v.
Happersett, 88 U.S. (21 Wall.) 162, 22 L.Ed. 627. [Black's Law Dictionary, Fifth
Edition, p. 626]
Democracy. That form of
government in which the sovereign power resides in and is exercised by the whole
body of free citizens directly or indirectly through
a system of representation, as distinguished from a monarchy, aristocracy, or
oligarchy. Black's Law Dictionary, Fifth Edition, pp. 388-389.
Note: Black's Law Dictionary, Fifth Edition, can be found in
any law library and most law offices.
Notice that in a 'Democracy', the sovereignty is in the
whole body of the free citizens. The sovereignty is NOT divided into smaller
units such as 'individual citizens'. To solve a problem, only the whole body politic is authorized to act. Also, being 'citizens', individuals have duties and obligations to the
government. The government's only obligations to the citizens are those legislatively pre-defined for it by the
whole body politic. Being a 'citizen' and being
the 'people' mean totally different things !
In a Republic, the sovereignty
resides in the people themselves, whether one or many. In a Republic,
one may act on his own or through his representatives as
he chooses to solve a problem. Further, the 'people' have no obligation to the government;
instead, the government being hired by the people, is obliged to its owner,
the people.
The people own the government
agencies. The government agencies own the citizens.
In the United States we have a three-tiered cast system consisting of people ---> government agencies
---> and citizens.
The people did "ordain and
establish this Constitution," not for themselves, but "for the united States of
America." In delegating powers to the government agencies, the people gave up none of
their own powers. (See Preamble of U.S. Constitution). This adoption of this
concept is why the U.S. has been called the "Great Experiment in self
government." The People govern themselves, while their agents (government agencies) perform tasks listed in
the Preamble for the benefit of the People. The experiment is to answer the question, "Can
self-governing people coexist and prevail over government agencies that have no authority over the People ?" [Did you notice those Words ? Government has NO AUTHORITY OVER THE PEOPLE ! But it does have authority
over its "Citizens" ! ] The citizens of the United States
are totally subject to the laws of the United States (See 14th Amendment of U.S.
Constitution (of the US Corp) - This is NOT the National US Constitution of
our Founders). NOTE: U.S. "citizenship" did NOT
exist until July 28, 1868. Actually, the United States is a mixture of the two systems of government (Republican under Common Law, and democratic under statutory law; civil law). The People enjoy their God-given (inalienable) natural rights in the "Republic". In a 'democracy',
the "Citizens" enjoy only
government-granted 'privileges' (also known as 'civil
rights'). There was a great political division between two major
philosophers, Hobbes and Locke. Hobbes was on the side of government. He
believed that sovereignty was vested in the 'state'. Locke was on the side
of the People. He believed that
the fountain of sovereignty was the People of the
state. Statists prefer Hobbes. Populists choose Locke. In California, the
'Government Code' sides with Locke. Sections 11120 and 54950 both say, "The
people of this State do
not yield their sovereignty to the agencies
which serve them." The preambles of the U.S. and California Constitutions
also affirm the choice of Locke by the People.
Thomas Jefferson said that liberty and ignorance cannot
coexist.* Will you help to preserve minority rights by fulfilling the
promise in the Pledge of Allegiance to support the Republic ? Will you help by raising public awareness of
the difference between the Republic and a democracy ? Also the big difference between the PEOPLE and a CITIZEN. PEOPLE are free and have inalienable
rights . The People are OVER the government; the government and their
agencies are in the employ of the PEOPLE , who are the boss and
AUTHORITY over all of them associated with said government
! 'CITIZENS' have no 'rights', only
'privileges' (called 'civil rights') granted by the government
entity over them; they are basically slaves. The foundation of this nation was real property
ownership. That's why the settlers came
here. To insure private ownership of land, the nation's
founding fathers made it unlawful for
government to own land except for the ten square miles of Washington D.C., and
such as may be needed for erection of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dockyards, and
other needful buildings. (The Constitution) Taxation of property/land is UN-Constitutional. You cannot tax what you
do not own ! Our Founders established this nation a no-tax nation, and
until Abraham Lincoln and his Republican Party took over power, our founder's
Constitution held strong to protect our land and the people. Lincoln and
the Republican Party changed all that ! All permits, registrations,
licenses, etc. are also direct taxes on the people and are totally
UN-Constitutional for the PEOPLE of the united States
of America. See true history in the links below. ******************************************** Truth About The Republican
Party and the Civil War The Truth About the CSA
Nation Government Seizing
Lands; Properties