How to Restore Republic After It's Fallen into Corruption

By Rich Kozlovich

This quote by Mike Vanderboegh appeared on The Last Refuge saying: 

“This is no small thing, to restore a republic after it has fallen into corruption. I have studied history for years and I cannot recall it ever happening. It may be that our task is impossible. Yet, if we do not try then how will we know it can’t be done? And if we do not try, it most certainly won’t be done. The Founders’ Republic, and the larger war for western civilization, will be lost.”

“But I tell you this: We will not go gently into that bloody collectivist good night. Indeed, we will make with our defiance such a sound as ALL history from that day forward will be forced to note, even if they despise us in the writing of it.” 

All that sounds great but what's it mean?  John Boehner once said, a leader without followers is a man taking a walk by himself.  Well, that's true, and then again, maybe it's not.  What I've found over the years is most leaders aren't really leaders.  They're managers who have been chosen to organize the direction everyone wants to go. 

What if everyone is going in the wrong direction, which we're seeing the consequence of that now?  Then the one going in the right direction all by himself is the actual leader, society merely has yet to come to grips with that.  But at some point, society reaches the apex of reality, and the tide changes.  Guess who's in the lead?  Unfortunately the managers often remain fouling the water with their appeasing ways.  We've seen a lot of that also, and it's continuing.

A leader can be a great manager, but can a manager be a great leader?  Yes, but in my experience, not often.  However, if a great leader isn't a good manager, he can hire a great manager.  A manager who fails at leadership can't hire a great leader.

These so-called leaders, who aren't, were chosen because they've been go along to get along all of their lives, and being a rock in the current totally alien to them.  Whereas real leaders are prepared to be the rock in the current.  Prepared to be unliked in order to accomplish their mission.  Prepared to stand up and say, you're all wrong, and I'm going to tell you why. 

Rhetoric can be high sounding but rhetoric needs a plan, because without a plan there's no substance.   So, let me outline a plan, and it's one I've touted in the past, a plan that must deal with the self perpetuating foundational flaws in the system.

First, eliminate the 16th, 17th, 26th and 27th Amendments.  Pass an amendment that puts age and term limits on Congress and the federal judiciary.  Other than the Departments of State, Treasure, Justice and Defense, place a sunshine clause on all Departments, agencies and bureaus, and eliminate the FED.  Place a sunshine clause on all taxes and regulations.   Let Congress deal with each of these as they occur and be on record for their actions.  And absolutely end public employee unions, especially the teacher's unions. 

Finally, all that corruption must be dealt with for what they are.  Crimes.   Investigations must be conducted, indictments must be served, trials must be held and criminals must go to prison.  If all that criminal corruption we've witnessed over these many years isn't dealt with, there can be no restoration. 

That's foundational.  That's The Basics.