Issue Position: Under the Constitution

Issue Position

First, and foremost, we are not a democracy. The United States of America is a representative republic.

The founders understood the difference and designed the Federal Government, by way of a Constitution, as a republic because they knew that democracy did not work. Democracies end in mob rule, "mobocracies", and limited individual liberties. In a republic, we elect representatives who carry our message to the Federal Government and they are accountable for their actions through frequent elections.

We, as an electorate, have been given the sobering responsibility to maintain the Republic.
We are required to monitor our elected officials and either acknowledge their successes or hold them accountable for bad decisions and behavior. If we, as an electorate, maintained a good knowledge of the Bible and the Constitution, we would not need term limits. We would be able to hold our elected officials accountable for their performance (or lack of it). We should hold our elected officials to a higher standard, not a lower one. In order to be able to hold our elected officials accountable, we need a good working understanding of the Constitution including the history and intent behind individual clauses. A good example is the Commerce Clause.

Wickard v. Filburn 1942 Supreme Court case.

The Federal Government declares Roscoe Filburn is not allowed to grow more than 11 acres of wheat. Roscoe Filburn grew 23 acres of wheat and was going to use the extra 12 acres of wheat for his own consumption. The Supreme Court ruled Filburn was not allowed to grow more than 11 acres of wheat, even though it was grown on his own property for his own consumption, because then he wouldn't need to buy wheat for his personal consumption, which would affect interstate commerce (regulating people who are not participating in the economy). Filburn was ordered to destroy the excess wheat and pay a fine. The reason I cite this case is because President Obama used it as precedent to justify the individual mandate that everyone must purchase health-care or be subject to a fine. In other words, you must participate in commerce (buy health insurance) or be subject to the Federal Government's wrath (face a fine).

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