Professor’s Classroom

Subject:  American History/Current events

First of all, if anyone out there knows what the term “teabagging” means then keep it to yourself, but you will understand why I found the term “teabaggers” so amusing……

This past summer we had our protests….fondly known as the teabagger protests…..these people met and marched and protested and yada yada….but what does that have to do with the Federalist Papers?

Federalist #10:

Madison begins perhaps the most famous of the Federalist papers by stating that one of the strongest arguments in favor of the Constitution is the fact that it establishes a government capable of controlling the violence and damage caused by factions. Madison defines that factions are groups of people who gather together to protect and promote their special economic interests and political opinions. Although these factions are at odds with each other, they frequently work against the public interests, and infringe upon the rights of others.

Read it again….James Madison did a pretty good job of describing the “teabaggers”.

First this faction known as “teabaggers” went after Obama because of non-existent taxes…then they went after Obama over health reform….now they are after Repubs that they feel do not stand with the GOP on other issues….they are attacking people like Lindsey Graham as a RINO…only a matter of time before they hit on the two Senators from Maine….

Okay, I guess that Federal #10 by Madison was basically about those factions within the government….but if Madison were alive today he would put these “teabaggers” in the same category….Fed 10 was a call for bi-partisanship, Madison saw the dangers of being partisan…..

Teabaggers, of course there are many others, but for the sake of this post, it is they, are part of the factions that Madison was referring to in #10…..these people are forcing the country into two seperate camps and in doing so are forcing partisanship…….

If Madison was writing this today….he would be referring to all those that are fighting against the will of the people…that was my scholarly reaction…..now for the real deal….the founders, including Madison, their thoughts were never what was best for the people, but rather what was best for the government and the country…..the people were a necessary evil that had to be dealt with…..

But the teabaggers and others are using the Constitution to defend what they are attempting to do…….(that is for another post)…….