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Acts of Sedition
Date Submitted: 10/07/2003 02:19:07
The Sedition Act of 1798
For the first few years of Constitutional government, under
the leadership of George Washington, there was a unity, commonly
called Federalism that even James Madison (the future architect
of the Republican Party) acknowledged in describing the
Republican form of government-- " And according to the degree of
pleasure and pride we feel in being republicans, ought to be our
zeal in cherishing the spirit and supporting the character of
Federalists." Although legislators
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the collective American consciousness. The abdication of
personal responsibility erodes liberty, creating an atmosphere of
dependency, that leads to bigger government and its pseudo
security. Edward Livingston's statement, "If we are ready to
violate the Constitution, will the people submit to our
unauthorized acts? Sir, they ought not to submit; they would
deserve the chains that our measures are forging for them, if
they did not resist," serves as a timely warning to Americans
today.
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