By any name it's the same. The form of our government is no longer a democracy or a republic. We basically have a quasi democratic republic, but strong control-freaks took over the wheel. We let them, you understand. We allowed them ( by our ignorance and neglect ) to seize our ship and chart our course. America is an oligarchy.
The super rich and powerful often use corporate lobbies to peddle influence. Bribery, of course. James Madison warned us about corporations back in 1801. Thomas Jefferson spoke up too, as did Andrew Jackson. This is nothing new - but it is something else, and the oligarchy controls are wider and deeper today. Corporations can always find a congressperson - such as Duke Cunningham, now in federal prison - to take a couple of million and do tricks.
The corporation is an amoral animal which gets away with actions which would land you in the slammer. Jefferson told us to look to newspapers to protect the integrity of government. With the predicted demise of all newspapers, we will probably watch more CNN, MSNBC, CBS, and FOX. Oops. Major corporations - such as General Electric - own most of those.
There must be methods still untried ( outlaw the corporate structure? ) that can help us to expose the oligarchies who indirectly rule us. If we can expose them, we'll weaken their hold.
In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt said to political adviser Colonel Edward House: "As you and I know, a financial element in the largest centers has owned the government since Andrew Jackson was president."
From California to the New York island, this land belongs to you and me. Aren't we meek and mild, apathetic and pathetic if we don't resist the oligarchies?
It's all so simple.
My book: NO LIBERTY, NO PEACE illustrates how the Sons of Liberty played an important role in establishing liberty and independence in 1776 and we could do it again. I might be able to find the time to mail the book to you for $10. You probably need the book, at least for a doorstop. You can email me at jpaskeroth@yahoo.com or call 1 (435) 656-0263.
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