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Being an American

Just what are the requirements of being an "American" as opposed to just being a resident of the United States?

  1. The first requirement is social and economic. Are your neighbors more important to you than others elsewhere? If not, you are not an American. This is the same, basic requirement for being part of any community.
  2. The second requirement is political. Are the Declaration and Constitution and their principles your political bibles? If not, then you are not an American.

Notice that no other qualification exists, although there may be consequences that interfere with the present and inherited practices of individuals and groups. There are consequences of being or becoming an American.

The second requirement may need some clarification because misinformation over the last hundred years has confused people. Many believe that the United States is a democracy, where the vote of the people determines both government and social rules. Unfortunately, this apparently good idea is totalitarian, that is, it has no limitations. In a democracy, the majority dictates to the minorities, and the minorities may not follow their own consciences. In reality, a small group controls the levers of power and dictates to the majority.

Rather, by design, the United States Federal Government is a constitutionally limited confederation of Sovereign States. And the Sovereign States are constitutionally limited republics. The Federal Government is just a confederation for the limited purposes of joint defense and common international relations. This is a deliberate design to ensure control by The People and prevent the common abuses of democracy. The Constitution does not allow and hence forbids the Federal Government from dictating to the People. The goal is freedom for individuals and by extension for groups. This is an entirely new form in the history of the world.

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