Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Federalist paper #10

Madison was incorrect in the organization of the US government under the Constitution providing adequate safeguards against the development of harmful factions. 
Fractions are known for their problems that cause democracy to fail, but removing their liberty is taking away the foundation of the United States. Fractions are recognized for causing division as well as becoming violent and powerful. When James Madison states “There are two method of removing the causes of fractions: the one, by destroying the liberty which is essential to its existence” (Madison, par. 3). When liberty is removed everyone becomes the same, having the same passion, opinions, and interest, thus taking away the diversity in America. Even though this tactic may work to remove fractions, but it is not acceptable to the nation.  The United States must come under dictatorship in order to remove fraction, but remember the United States left Britain due to a dictatorship. If James Madison takes away liberty he is transforming the United States to be under a dictatorship therefore going against the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence.

            Madison cannot remove fractions, so the best solution to control fractions is the attempt to control the bad outcomes created from them. The main problem Madison came across was how to control fractions without depriving them of their liberty. He acknowledges “But if could not led folly to abolish liberty, which is essential to political life”, (Madison, par.4), liberty does not only affect fractions but it affects the major political groups, Republican and Democratic, as well. When liberty is taking away the protection of one own rights is being taken away. It has been recognized that people naturally are incline to be divisive. Therefore fractions are not the only one to cause hostility and disagreement toward people, even if fraction are removed due to divisive, there will be other sources that will cause it.

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