The drafting of the United States Constitution was a long and delicate process. The framers thoroughly considered every angle of the structure of government. As the discussions progressed, they strategically considered the brilliance and follies of human character, countering genius with deception, and repeatedly refined the document to ensure that it would guarantee individual liberty. James Madison, as one of the authors of the Federalist Papers, made a great contribution to the nation in this deep and thoughtful process.
One of the most important principles in designing the American government was protecting minority rights from majority, or mob, rule. At the time of the Founding, “minority” didn’t just refer to race, but to “less common” viewpoints. The goal of constitutional, republican government was to protect freedom of conscience from violent coercion or outright destruction. The Founders executed this principle of justice well. The dangers of not building a fair system remain as relevant today as they were more than two centuries ago.
How did we get to this national crisis, where individual sovereignty and the rule of law are crumbling before the eyes of confused Americans? James Madison warned us:
Our system contains many safeguards against the terrorist activities historically produced by majority rule. One safeguard that James Madison cherished was diversity. Today, the term has become superficial and is often reduced to referring to people of different skin colors. Madison valued diversity of conscience as the greatest blessing and protection of a free society. He wrote about this in Federalist No. 51: “In the federal republic of the United States, society itself is divided into so many parts, interests, and classes of citizens that the rights of individuals or minorities are hardly endangered by the collusion of the interests of the majority.”
“In a free government,” he added, “the security of the rights of the citizen must be the same as the security of the rights of religion, which consist of a diversity of interests on the one hand, and a diversity of sects on the other.”
In practice, there have been several significant violations of Madison’s principles, including, but not limited to:
- According to the US Supreme Court, limiting free production in favor of a zero-sum economy Wickard vs. Filburn (1942)
- American taxpayer investments in ingenuity were donated to researchers at no cost through the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980, many of whom transferred their intellectual property overseas in private business contracts.
- Race-based discrimination in college admissions was upheld by the Supreme Court in 2000. RegentofofUniversityofCaliforniaV. Bakke(1978) and then reversed in 2023. Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina and Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard University;
- Although American political ideology and loyalties are narrowed to just two dominant factions, George Washington’s Parting Admonition;
- Authorizing certain budgetary expenditures without line-item veto by both houses of Congress hampers good governance and transforms the legislature into a direct purveyor of privileges.
While these constitutional violations steadily built an economic oligarchy and tilted the playing field, citizens outside the ring of access continued to work toward the American Dream as if they were on level ground. Despite mounting challenges and the collapse of small businesses, the gradual slope fooled most people.
Less diverse in the economy leads to fewer civic resources and engagement. More Americans are deemed “non-essential,” feel more hopeless in the face of potential failure, and feel a general discomfort about the value of enterprise and ingenuity. A focus solely on technical education further reduces diversity of conscience.
As our survival no longer encompasses the breadth of our existence, our greatness narrows accordingly. At the political level, minority and majority factions appear to be well represented among most Americans. But the growing popularity of terms like “swamp,” “uniparty,” and “deep state” indicate that something fundamental is changing.
The horrific assassination attempt on Donald Trump smells like a swamp. While the Trump family and the nation escaped the death of their patriarch, the family members who exercised their fundamental right of freedom of association at Trump rallies were tragically not so lucky. A morally bankrupt media has concocted new lies around these events to defend their right to continue to hate their fellow Americans. This strategy has been used for years to justify drug violence, open borders, government overreach, the suspension of the rule of law, human trafficking, COVID tyranny, medical experimentation on children, and the cause of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
How did we get to this national crisis, where individual sovereignty and the rule of law are disintegrating before the eyes of confused Americans? James Madison warned: “When the majority are united by a common interest, the rights of the minority are rendered unstable. … In any form of society in which the stronger faction can easily unite to oppress the weaker, anarchy may be said to reign as in a state of nature, where weak individuals are not protected from the violence of the stronger.”
We have reached Madison’s worst-case scenario: a fusion of diverse interests, increasingly tyrannical, has created a true majoritarian faction with a common interest in defeating Donald Trump. This entire oligarchy, made up of both Democratic and Republican party elites, tech oligarchy, bureaucrats, labor unions, big pharma, the media, and most of the center-left electorate, has tacitly agreed to suspend the rule of law and the Constitution until Trump is gone, or until a little later.
These fragile allies foolishly imagine a return to the previous stable of exploiting the American people while bitterly arguing over such exemptions as the so-called right of reproductive freedom, as if prospective parents were unaware of the hassle that would come if such a responsibility were unwanted. Meanwhile, our enemies know very well that such a restoration is impossible.
To protect our people and our country, the other majority – all those who love freedom, who respect our Constitution and our flag, and who act with humility and fairness – must come together in our common interest. Here’s how they can do that: Fight! Fight! Fight! Until you win:
- Given millions of instances of fraud in official state data, we are seeking a federal court order to force states to comply with the law in their 2024 election process, including meaningful relief that can be implemented even days before the election begins.
- File federal civil rights lawsuits and charges against all who do not comply.
- Obtain a permanent order against the certification of a non-compliant election.
- File a federal lawsuit against the bad states.
Only the United Sovereign States of America are taking the fight to the root causes of our entire great nation. We are taking back our legal authority to control our representatives, our government, and our laws. There are certainly risks, but James Madison is rooting for us. And let’s be honest: the swamp will never drain on its own.
