When Thom opened and closed this important essay by noting the Iroquois learned that “working on behalf of and protecting society from greedy predators should be the first job of every government,” I couldn’t help but wonder if Alexander Hamilton was thinking about that when he said, “We are attempting, by this Constitution, to abolish f…
When Thom opened and closed this important essay by noting the Iroquois learned that “working on behalf of and protecting society from greedy predators should be the first job of every government,” I couldn’t help but wonder if Alexander Hamilton was thinking about that when he said, “We are attempting, by this Constitution, to abolish factions, and to unite all parties for the general welfare.” I think that Hamilton’s description of our government’s purpose and Thom Hartmann’s wisdom from the Iroquois are both accurate and contain the same requirements. At least they are the same if you use James Madison’s definition of “factions” and assume it is an exact equivalent to “greedy predators.” Which I do.
Consider law that President has to be born in this country was passed to prevent Hamilton from ever holding the office! His call to unite all parties would never have been uttered by most if not all of the other so called founding fathers!!
"Moneyed interests" are the most dangerous of all factions. In essence, money is power, which is the whole point. There is no degree where enough is enough.
When Thom opened and closed this important essay by noting the Iroquois learned that “working on behalf of and protecting society from greedy predators should be the first job of every government,” I couldn’t help but wonder if Alexander Hamilton was thinking about that when he said, “We are attempting, by this Constitution, to abolish factions, and to unite all parties for the general welfare.” I think that Hamilton’s description of our government’s purpose and Thom Hartmann’s wisdom from the Iroquois are both accurate and contain the same requirements. At least they are the same if you use James Madison’s definition of “factions” and assume it is an exact equivalent to “greedy predators.” Which I do.
Consider law that President has to be born in this country was passed to prevent Hamilton from ever holding the office! His call to unite all parties would never have been uttered by most if not all of the other so called founding fathers!!
"Moneyed interests" are the most dangerous of all factions. In essence, money is power, which is the whole point. There is no degree where enough is enough.