If government was run strictly by people, factions would arise and the tyranny of the majority which Hamilton warned about in Federalist 10 would occur. During the time of the Articles of Confederation, there wasn't anarchy per se, but every state worked and operated for itself and the result was a weak government with no defense and a shitty economy so the nation couldn't function well. That has to be taken into account when dealing with large amounts of people.
zooted999 Reviewed by zooted999 on . Dual Monarchy or Democracy? Think about this. If Hilary Clinton recieves the nomination for Presidential candidate in 08 and wins..we will have had nothing but Bush's and Clintons in office for over 2 Decades. Never in the history of this country (which I must say isn't that long) has this happened. So I would like to ask..is this country still a Democracy? More like a Dual Monarchy with two families fighting against each other. And to look at it in a more BROAD perspective would be to say that the Republican and Rating: 5