Crossing the Rubicon-10-12-26 Intro
I’ve completed the subsequent e-book on the true story of how, sadly, the Founding Fathers have been taken in by the traditional pretend information of Cicero. His destiny was fairly dramatic. For all his pretend information, they minimize off his palms and nailed them to the Rostrum. That was definitely a dramatic finish for somebody who twisted the details to at all times help his private agenda. Curiously, the parallels between what compelled Caesar to cross the Rubicon and right this moment are uncanny: the pretend information, the corruption, a Senate that didn’t take heed to the individuals an by no means cared about them both. And when Caesar crossed the Rubicon, he was cheered by the individuals, who noticed him as a liberator. It was the Senate that fled to Greece as a result of that they had no troops and no help. Caesar didn’t need to battle his manner into Rome. Since Cicero fled with Pompey, that confirmed which aspect he was on.
Believing Cicero’s model could be like permitting Hillary Clinton to write down the historical past of Donald Trump. This e-book examines the reforms and what actually occurred. Historical past repeats as a result of the passions of mankind by no means change. This e-book not solely units the file straight as soon as and for all, it lays out why republics turn into probably the most corrupt type of authorities. The reality that’s glossed over is that senators have been appointed. They didn’t stand for election.
The Roman individuals may solely vote for a consul, not for senators. The Censor (from 443 BC onward) was the Justice of the Peace answerable for the lectio senatus — the formal evaluate and revision of Senate membership. We have to grasp a refined however essential distinction in how Roman voting truly labored. The individuals didn’t vote immediately for the consul as people, however fairly in teams (centuries). So it was not a direct vote by the individuals individually. It was organized right into a representative-style physique of self-interest. Immediately, the individuals who really wield energy within the US, Canada, and Europe by no means actually stand for election. They’re appointed. The Canadian individuals didn’t vote individually for Carney any greater than Europe voted for Ursula, or than the American individuals vote for the heads of departments or federal judges.
We can not perceive the long run by ignoring the previous. reviewing the reality as a substitute of political fiction, this enables us to see the true dangers that we face once we open that door and are shocked at how the world is making ready for a significant change politically and economically.
