by Chuck
McGlawn 04/28/2016
Now
what are the chances, that the MOST misused word and the MOST misunderstood
word would be one and the same? Well, they are. And the word is [wait for it] government,
yes, government.
Simple
Definition of government
- : the group of people who control and make decisions
for a country, state, etc. [Read
“etc.” in that definition as County, City, Homeowner’s Association and Household
Government.]
- : a particular system used for controlling a country,
state, etc. [Read “etc.” in that definition
as County, City, Homeowner’s
Association and Household Government.]
- : the process or manner of controlling a country,
state, etc. [Read “etc.” in that definition
as County, City, Homeowner’s Association and Household
Government.]
Please note every time the word “government” is used without a modifier, it is
being misused. You see there is a DC Government there are State Governments,
County Governments, City Governments, Homeowner’s Association Governments, and Household Governments. But everyone just goes
merrily along saying just government without any descriptor or modifier.
I was asked
one time, ”What form of government do you prefer?” My answer was, “all of them”.
On the DC level, I prefer a republican form of government. The purpose of government
is to protect all peoples’ natural rights to life liberty and the pursuit of
happiness. That is what we are supposed to have. Within a State, I would accept
a Representative Oligarchy Where four, five, or more people from a pool of experts are elected to head
certain aspects of running a State. City Government could embrace some elements
of democracy, making sure that individual rights could not be ignored. For
households, I would accept only a Dictatorship. “You will be home by 11:00 pm or
your driving privileges will be suspended for a week”
How did we
get a republican form of government in DC? At the end of our War for
Independence England gave up all claims to the Americas. That converted 13
British Colonies to 13 separate countries or independent governing entities.
The Treaty of Paris, “Acknowledging… the thirteen states, to be free,
sovereign, and independent states, and that the British Crown and all heirs and successors
relinquish claims to the Government, property, and territorial rights of the
same, and every part thereof”. Wikipedia
If you
search out early facsimiles of the Declaration you will see, “The unanimous Declaration of the
thirteen united States of America,”.
https://www.nps.gov/articles/images/StoneDeclaration960.jpg?maxwidth=1200&maxheight=1200&autorotate=false
You will, of course, find others where the word
united will have an uppercase U they are the later versions.
