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Well, despite the fact that the majority have continually spoken - even in Oregon which is traditionally liberal in this respect, our voices are being ignored and the majority is being overtaken by the minority. Welcome to the continued wrecking of the American government.
It looks like the dark ages are just around the corner eh?Similarities between the Roman Republic and the USAhttp://www.heritage.org/research/political...sophy/hl917.cfmThey (founders of the US) were able to create this Constitution because they learned from history, and the history that was most instructive for them was the history of the Roman world, the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. They crafted our Constitution to reflect the balanced constitution of the Roman Republic, with the sovereignty of the people guided by the wisdom of the Senate, with a powerful exec*utive in the form of the commander in chief, the consul. But they also understood, with the Romans, that no constitution, however good on paper, would work unless it was vitalized by civic virtue, by the willingness of each individual to sub*ordinate his own good to the good of the commu*nity as a whole. To use an old-fashioned word, patriotism must vitalize every constitution.The founders hoped that, in America, we would see these virtues of ancient Rome, and they knew that under such a constitution the United States would grow into an empire. They already spoke of a rising empire of America. They hoped that Rome of the republic would be our enduring model, but they feared, and rightly so, that one day, perhaps today, our model would be Rome of the Caesars, Rome of the first and second centuries A.D. For Rome of the Caesars and the United States today are the only two absolute superpowers that have existed in history.The problem is that people love their vices so much, that they are willing to do anything in order to make them socially acceptable. These vices, of course, are not limited to homosexuality --- others like adultery, divorce, etc... are also included in the "pile". However, virtue is required for a civil and free society. If a society loses its moral way, it will not have freedom for long. (Frankly, such a society does not deserve freedom).
Well, despite the fact that the majority have continually spoken - even in Oregon which is traditionally liberal in this respect, our voices are being ignored and the majority is being overtaken by the minority. Welcome to the continued wrecking of the American government.
It looks like the dark ages are just around the corner eh?Similarities between the Roman Republic and the USAhttp://www.heritage.org/research/political...sophy/hl917.cfmThey (founders of the US) were able to create this Constitution because they learned from history, and the history that was most instructive for them was the history of the Roman world, the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. They crafted our Constitution to reflect the balanced constitution of the Roman Republic, with the sovereignty of the people guided by the wisdom of the Senate, with a powerful exec*utive in the form of the commander in chief, the consul. But they also understood, with the Romans, that no constitution, however good on paper, would work unless it was vitalized by civic virtue, by the willingness of each individual to sub*ordinate his own good to the good of the commu*nity as a whole. To use an old-fashioned word, patriotism must vitalize every constitution.The founders hoped that, in America, we would see these virtues of ancient Rome, and they knew that under such a constitution the United States would grow into an empire. They already spoke of a rising empire of America. They hoped that Rome of the republic would be our enduring model, but they feared, and rightly so, that one day, perhaps today, our model would be Rome of the Caesars, Rome of the first and second centuries A.D. For Rome of the Caesars and the United States today are the only two absolute superpowers that have existed in history.The problem is that people love their vices so much, that they are willing to do anything in order to make them socially acceptable. These vices, of course, are not limited to homosexuality --- others like adultery, divorce, etc... are also included in the "pile". However, virtue is required for a civil and free society. If a society loses its moral way, it will not have freedom for long. (Frankly, such a society does not deserve freedom).
