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Exemplification Essay: The Abuse Of The American Republic

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To be an American means to be free, but with such great privilege comes the greater responsibility of being a vigilant steward of our mutual liberty. From its frail conception to its modern, hegemonic reign, the United States of America has been appraised in the highest esteem by peoples both proud and jealous of its guaranteed freedoms and ensured security. The
American citizenry prospers unlike any other in human history primarily because of our safeguarded freedoms: life, liberty, and property. These natural rights are inalienable. They alone are what constitute true freedom: freewill restrained by justice.
Though these rights may be Godgiven, the fundamental rights of life, liberty, and property are only as strong as their protector. The …show more content…

Thus, in order to maintain a just state and prevent oppression, certain limitations ought to be imposed upon any system of governance, namely the sovereignty of the governed, the rule of law, and the separation of powers.
The American Republic has always been upheld by these democratic maxims.
Nonetheless, even as Americans continue to exercise their freedoms, many are oblivious to the abuse of their acquired rights. Through the progressive implementation of the socialist welfare state, America exchanged sound stewardship for irresponsible distributive justice. “Legal plunder” – the means so greatly despised by Frederic Bastiat has realized the Rawlsian end of equalitarian welfare. The United States ceased to remain a Lockean “night watchman” when it instituted the New Deal reforms. These progressive laws promised alleviation for afflicted classes through the introduction of unnatural, positive rights: the freedom from fear and the freedom from want. However, these freedoms are not true freedoms as they are reliant on a constant supply of resources. The rights afforded by the welfare state are not actually inalienable.
Sadly, to fund these imposters of genuine freedom, the wealthier minority is extorted to

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