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This book presents a bold case for revolutionizing the United States government to meet the challenges of the 20th century. The author argues that the existing system, designed for a loosely federated nation of independent states, is outdated and incapable of addressing the needs of a modern, industrialized society. The book examines the shortcomings of the current system, including the imbalance of power between the federal government and the states, the lack of direct citizen participation in decision-making, and the excessive influence of special interests. It proposes a sweeping set of reforms to address these issues, including constitutional amendments to establish a national republic, a national credit bank, and a system of direct legislation. The author draws upon historical examples and international best practices to support his arguments. He contends that the principles of democracy, equality, and social justice demand a more responsive and accountable government that empowers citizens and promotes the well-being of all. Ultimately, this book is a passionate call for a fundamental transformation of American democracy, one that will restore power to the people and enable the nation to meet the challenges of the 21st century.
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HE Republic is bursting from its Eighteenth Century clothes. A sys tem designed for loosely federated states no longer serves. The Twen tieth Century brings a new dawn and a new deal. The day for patching, tinkering and compromises has gone. The time for revolution has arrived. People are not satisfied with their government. Upon one thing both great parties agree, that only under leadership of radi cals can they have chance for success. The law of progress is change, and without progress there can be no stability. When there has been a long time without change, revolution must come to set stabil ity up again. The system of government in the United States has not changed in one hundred years, although in this period there have been more changes in the manner of living and in the organi zation of society, than there were in the previous thousand years. Government has become out of plumb with the times. Change needed amounts to a revolution; not a revolution of blood, but revolution of method, such as that of 1688 in England, which peacefully established the supremacy of Parliament over the King. Today it comes to establish the su premacy of the people in their government. The first American Revolution abolished monar chy and proclaimed the equal right of every citizen in his government. The time was not ripe, however, for the complete working out of the demo cratic idea. For government by king was substi tuted government by machinery. The machine set up was with checks and balances, reserved rights and parchment restrictions. At the base were thir teen states of semi-sovereign power. At the top were Congress and an executive as nearly independ ent as they could be. Supreme above all was a bench of nine judges appointed for life, and in no way answerable to the people.
Democracy, through suspicion and inexperience, forged its own chains. They were chains neverthe less. It is fair to believe, that in a period when Europe was all ablaze with revolution, and again ablaze with reaction, these chains were necessary to hold the young republic in its course. Today, how ever, every essential of the first revolution is su preme and uncontested. The chains, which served their purpose, have now for twenty years held us back, so that the younger democracies, in Australia and Europe, have ceased to look to us for guidance.
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Some public men ask for one thing and some for another, but all men ask for change - complete and satisfying change.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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