{"id":51952,"date":"2025-08-07T20:42:44","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T20:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=51952"},"modified":"2025-08-07T20:42:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T20:42:44","slug":"john-l-kachelman-jr-the-destruction-of-our-national-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=51952","title":{"rendered":"JOHN L. KACHELMAN, JR.: The Destruction of Our National Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Destruction of Our National Foundation<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Guest post by John L. Kachelman, Jr.<\/em><\/p>\n

Emerson\u2019s \u201cA Nation\u2019s Strength\u201d <\/em>speaks to the citizens of the USA today\u2026<\/p>\n

What makes a nation\u2019s pillars high, and its foundations strong?<\/p>\n

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What makes it mighty to defy, the foes that round it throng?<\/p>\n

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Not gold but only men can make a people great and strong;<\/p>\n

Men who for truth and honor\u2019s sake stand fast and suffer long.<\/p>\n

Brave men who work while others sleep, who dare while others fly\u2026<\/p>\n

They build a nation\u2019s pillars deep and lift them to the sky.<\/p>\n

THE HISTORIC FOUNDATION DEFINED<\/strong><\/p>\n

Emerson\u2019s poem is reflective and inspirational. It aptly identifies the true sources of a nation\u2019s power and permanency. National strength is not found neither in gold, weapons nor pride. National greatness is found in the collective character of its people. It is a character devoted to fidelity, truth and common sense that builds a nation\u2019s pillars deep and high, securing permanency for its foundations. National greatness is an effort arising from the shared responsibility of the citizens as they build and sustain a nation. But just as national greatness arises from the citizens acting responsibly, a crumbling of the nation\u2019s foundation results when the citizens surrender their responsibilities to maintain the foundations!<\/p>\n

True national strength is found neither in the government\u2019s onerous regulations nor in the delusions of leaders thinking they can blithely dismiss historic foundations.<\/p>\n

THE HISTORIC FOUNDATION OF THE USA<\/strong><\/p>\n

The historic foundation of the United States of America is the consequence of providential governing that masterfully brought together western concepts from Greek philosophy, Roman governing, and Judeo-Christian principles. There was a historic repudiation of any eastern concepts as the east emphasizes subservience to a personality over citizen assent to rational principles. A simplified contrast, that is sure to ignite ire, is that the western philosophy is cognitive while the eastern philosophy is emotional.<\/p>\n

A significant influence, that is an intriguing study, is John Locke. Critical to our national foundation in Locke\u2019s concept of \u201ccivic virtue.\u201d Several elements<\/a> in the Constitution reflect this concept. Our Constitution established a republican form of government, as opposed to a direct democracy.<\/p>\n

High School civics once taught that democracy is a rule by passion and emotion but the republican form is a system of representation (those whining about \u201cdemocracy\u201d today only reveal their total ignorance of the governing system established by the Constitution!).<\/p>\n

Under republicanism, Lawmakers, elected by the people, are expected to act as the delegates of the electorate. They are elected to exercise judgment and foresight for the public good. Never are they to initiate, stimulate, or legislate contrary to the public\u2019s good!<\/p>\n

The system of \u201cchecks and balances\u201d between the three branches of our government is a providential safeguard against corruption and the concentration of power.<\/p>\n

The President, Politicians and Judiciary are expected to exemplify transparency and accountability. Those in positions of authority are answerable to the people and should be mindful of their duty to serve the public interest rather than personal ambition fostered by an elitest delusion.<\/p>\n

This critical \u201ccivic virtue\u201d is underscored in the Preamble to the Constitution, which begins with\u00a0\u201cWe the People.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0The governing is not dictated by a select few who think they are above the law and elite among society. The collective responsibility of citizens must uphold the principles and values of their government and hold those in violation accountable.<\/p>\n

A measured retribution as the penalty for violating \u201cWe the People,\u201d<\/em> is reasoned, expected and a \u201cjust retribution<\/a>.\u201d The foundation of the USA, as a representative republican republic, is sustained only as the citizenry enforces the ethical and civic commitment of its people.<\/p>\n

IF<\/strong> \u201cWe the People\u201d<\/em> fail to uphold the ethical and civil principles critical to the governing, THEN<\/strong> the foundation of our Republic crumbles and our nation joins other historic fails in the dustbins of history\u2019s past. This is an undeniable fact.<\/p>\n

THE HISTORIC FOUNDATION SHAKING DOCUMENTED<\/strong><\/p>\n

History tragically chronicles how great Empires inevitably flail and fall. Their once unconquerable prowess is first compromised, then marginalized and finally erased. Failed nations are a footnote in civilization\u2019s chronicles. A casual reading of recent articles reveals that the foundation of our nation is being shaken. Here is a quick list and the reader can multiply it many times\u2026<\/p>\n