Category: constitutional republic

Groupthink and Identity Tribalism Damage Our Constitutional Republic

August 23, 2022
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Commentary At the 1787 Constitutional Convention, Elizabeth Powel of Philadelphia asked Benjamin Franklin whether the newly declared nation of the United States was a republic or a monarchy. Dr. Franklin replied: “A republic, if you can keep it.” At the time, the central thesis of America’s public policy discourse was preoccupied with devising the world’s…

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California City Declared Constitutional Republic to Shake COVID Mandates

December 17, 2021
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SANTA CLARA, Calif.—A Northern California city declared itself a constitutional republic in November after disagreeing with COVID-19 mandates. The declaration symbolically affirms citizens’ inalienable rights as the state extends emergency health orders and issues a new round of state-wide mask mandates. Scott Thomson, vice mayor of Oroville, has been the main proponent. He said the…

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