What do you think is the proper relationship between the individual and the state – which individuals create to protect their faculties and character?
This is the page where you may be introspective regarding your personal political choices, values and morality. As you consider the various questions and 5 possible responses, the political choices you believe are the proper balance for our society will inform you where you are on today’s political spectrum. As you consider the various relationships and choices, you may even decide to change your views regarding the various political relationships. There are no right or wrong answers. There are only responses that indicate what you really think about the choices, and the proper political balance. What do you want to do for yourself as you reach for the stars and what do you believe government should do for us? What choices do you want to make for yourself and what choices do you want government to make for you?
The state is the focus of individuals and the state will provide for individuals.
The state is a focus of individuals because individuals use the power of the state to provide for themselves.
The private realm is the focus of individuals who understand that the state is established to protect their faculties and regulate the private realm.
The private realm is the focus of individuals who understand that the state is established to protect their faculties, provide security and lightly regulate the private realm.
The private realm is the focus of individuals and the private realm will provide all that individuals require. Government should be limited to security and only those authorities we give to government.
Our society (the state and a state controlled private sector) influences character standards regarding individual virtue and ideals. The state’s diverse identity standards prevail over private realm standards.
The state is in the best position to set character standards for the people. Private realm institutions should support the state’s character standards.
The parents of an individual and their community show (by example) the best virtues and ideals for character. They teach an individual the best virtues and ideals that the family and community share.
The individual looks at their parent's ideals and virtues, and their community ideals and virtues, and they emulate those most successful ideals and virtues.
The individual perceives what they believe are ideal character traits and they work to become the individual they want to be.
The state should control the application of our faculties (which includes character) and our wealth, to assure an equal outcome between groups, because we have a diverse population with differing faculties and wealth.
The state should adjust the wealth developed from the application of your faculties and your labor, by redistributing your wealth to other groups who apply fewer faculties or apply less character.
A group of individuals agrees to provide some of their wealth and property (derived from the application of individual faculties) and redistributes some wealth to support the national general welfare.
The individual is free to apply all their faculties as they wish. They voluntarily provide some of their wealth to support their local general welfare
The individual is free to use all their faculties as they wish, to achieve their identity and to assure their safety and their happiness. The state protects this right and requires little from this individual.
The state loves all individuals equally and will treat all character values, identities and behaviors the same, ensuring equal social and economic outcomes for all.
The state should control and adjust majority rule and the rule of law to prevent a majority (at the national or state level) from applying their sense of good or bad identity or behavior upon anyone. There is no room in a republic for a majority to sanctify the cultural values (laws) that as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness.
We have a diverse population living in a republic. We must protect political rights while protecting a reasonable majority rule and the rule of law. The majority rules with some tolerance, and those in the minority may continue to persuade and discuss.
We have a diverse population living in a republic. We must protect political rights while protecting a reasonable shared-culture majority rule and the rule of law. The integrated shared-culture-majority rules, and those in the minority should respect the reasonable rule of the majority.
We live in a republic. We protect political rights while also protecting majority rule and the rule of law. The majority rules and those in the minority must respect their decision, until they can convince a majority that their sense of identity is worthy of promotion.
The state should not permit private realm institutions and should control individual character and faculties - to assure fair and equal outcomes among groups, within a diverse population with differing character and faculties.
The state should limit private realm institutions and the freedom of individuals to consciously effect their safety and happiness - in order to assure greater equality of distributive outcomes among individuals.
The private realm should encourage the freedom of individuals to effect their safety and happiness, within our diverse community. Individuals should be tolerant of a somewhat wider public standard of freedom than their private conscience may approve.
The sovereign individual has inherent freedom to live their personal life as they think is most likely to effect their safety and happiness. Even the state advocates improved character and self-sacrifice from those who are limited in good character.
The individual is free to use their character and all their faculties as they wish - to effect their identity, their safety and their happiness. The state always protects this freedom to use their character and faculties as they wish.
Our national authorities should determine what laws and regulations are most wholesome and necessary for our nation. The laws should be written to assure equality and fairness for all groups.
The state should limit (via laws and regulation) private realm institutions and the freedom of individuals to consciously effect their safety and happiness, by creating new rights, new offices, new regulations and many officers to control the people.
The private realm encourages the liberty of individuals to effect their safety and happiness, within a diverse community. The majority is somewhat tolerant of a wider public standard of freedom than their private conscience may approve.
The sovereign individual has inherent liberty to approve laws that as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness. The majority expects a loyal minority in recognition of a reasonable majority in our republic.
The individual is free to apply their most virtuous character values as they seek to build their society. The state always protects this republican liberty of conscience and majority rule.
I believe the state must assure each individual receives equal care (from the state) without consideration of their work ethic, personal responsibility or personal self-sacrifice.
I believe the state should assist those who are relatively in need and use the property and wealth of others to engineer social and economic progress for all.
I believe the individual lives in a society of individuals, and a creative balance must be found between protecting the faculties and wealth of the individual and caring for those who are absolutely and truly in need.
I believe the individual comes first and that individuals will insist that those who receive property, through the generosity of others, also practice good character and personal responsibility as a quid pro quo.
I believe the individual and their property must be protected from those who will use the power of the state to re-distribute their wealth and property.
The Chief Executive and the State provide our rights and provide our welfare. This system assures equality of outcome for each individual and the State's cultural values of equality in diverse identity are manifested in the State's laws.
A group of aristocrats and leaders provide and protect our rights and our welfare. This system assures smart and beneficent authority, and the laws reflect the cultural values of these smart individuals. Fair and just outcomes for all.
We form a federated republic to protect our individual political rights and our welfare. This system combines individual sovereignty with elected representatives. This system reflects and balances local and national cultural values.
The local community and state referendums reflect individual sovereignty within a society of sovereign individuals. This system assures local and state cultural values are reflected in the government and the laws.
The individual is sovereign and a local small democracy best reflects this political reality. This system assures that family and local cultural values are reflected in limited government and law.
The State owns all life and property and the State assures equal life and equal distribution of property. This system gives power over life and property to the State.
The State works with local communities to assure fairness and justice in the distribution of property. This system brings social engineering and government regulation to help everyone.
Individuals and communities form governments to protect their life and property. This system reflects the interests of the individual slightly more than the interests of the group or the state.
Individuals and communities form governments to protect their life and property, including protecting them from those who would use the power of the state to provide for themselves. This system reflects the interests of the individual and their family more than the interests of the state.
Individuals and communities form very limited and small governments to protect their life and property. They keep the government small and relatively weak to ensure the government does not take their life or property. This system reflects the interests of the individual much more than the interests of the state.
I believe the State must assure a government-controlled playing field is very regulated to ensure every individual gains an equal outcome and dignity.
I believe the State should highly regulate the private realm playing field to assure individuals that most people who take personal responsibility for their own lives have a good opportunity to succeed.
I believe the individual is responsible for their own dignity and the state should ensure the private realm playing field is level for everyone. If you work hard and take personal responsibility for your life you will have an excellent chance to achieve your goals and dignity.
I believe the family and individual is responsible for achieving their own level of success and dignity. The state should mostly protect character and faculties and refrain from regulating the private realm.
I believe the individual is responsible for achieving their own level of success and dignity. The private realm should be permitted to regulate itself. The state should only provide general security and not interfere with the private realm or its institutions.
The State values all cultural and character values equally, and does not value one work ethic or character trait over another. The State values each individual and does not require any personal responsibility, because the state is responsible for each individual.
The State takes care of all those who do not, or cannot, take responsibility for themselves. The State is like a grandmother and she will take very good care of all who turn to her for assistance. There is a generalized re-distribution of wealth, and the public welfare state cares for everyone.
The individual establishes the state to promote the general welfare. Individuals must work, take personal responsibility and practice self-sacrifice to achieve their chosen level of character, happiness and dignity. Any re-distribution of property comes with requirements for improved character and cultural values.
The sovereign individual and their community are responsible for their own success. The state may assist with public projects for the general welfare. There is no social engineering and little re-distribution of wealth by the state. The private realm should care for most of those in need.
The individual and their family are sovereign and the State should generally stay out of their search for and application of character, identity, happiness and dignity.
I believe the National government should set national cultural values and laws that are followed by everyone. This will permit the National government to set the cultural values for everyone equally. All cultural identities are equal.
I believe the National government should take the lead on most cultural values and laws and let the states decide minor issues of concern to localities. Cultural identities are evaluated for effectiveness in their ability to bring happiness.
I believe that liberty is more likely when the majority in the state establish the cultural values for those who live in that state. This will permit the majority in that state to establish their own values for themselves - U.S. federalism in practice.
I believe individuals should be able to live in accordance with their own values - consistent with majority rule. For public laws, core and principled shared cultural values are the basis for a more perfect union. Individual sovereignty, majority rule and the rule of law are keys to forming a nation.
I believe individuals should be able to live in accordance with their own values. The state should not interfere with the private cultural values of a sovereign individual. Individual sovereignty, majority rule and the rule of law are key to keeping my freedom and liberty.
The State assures that each group is treated fairly and that each group obtains an equal outcome. "Due Process" and "Equal protection" mean equal outcomes for everyone.
The State ensures that each group is provided an exactly equal opportunity to succeed. The wealth and property of others will be re-distributed to assure fair and equal opportunity for each group. "Equal protection" means equal opportunity for everyone.
The community establishes the state to promote justice for the individual. Justice means that individuals with good character will be able to keep the fruits of their labor. The state will provide for the general welfare. "Equal Protection of the Laws" means the law will be applied equally to all individuals.
The individual establishes the state to promote justice for the individual. Justice means that individuals and the private realm will care for most individuals. "Equal Protection of the Laws" means the law will be applied equally to each individual.
The individual establishes the State to promote justice for the individual. Justice means that individuals who work, take personal responsibility for their life and practice self-sacrifice, keep the fruits of their labor. There is no re-distribution of wealth or property. "Equal Protection of the Laws" means the law and majority rule will be applied equally to each individual.
The National government ensures that states, groups and corporations receive equal welfare from the Nation. Welfare is also specific to individuals to assure equal outcomes for all.
The National government provides many special handouts to groups to assure group and factional welfare. The National government bails out groups and shareholders alike for social and economic engineering purposes - for the purpose of assuring equal opportunity.
The government collects part of the wealth of everyone and provides support for state responsibilities. The governments collect part of the wealth of those in the state and provides support for the general welfare in that state.
The National government collects wealth for the strict national responsibilities and states collect wealth for state public infrastructure and security that is used for the general welfare.
The national government is controlled and limited to national responsibilities and the states collect wealth for most public sector responsibilities and to support the general welfare only within the state.
The National government should be able to carry a lot of debt in order to meet the demands of the people for relative distributive equality. National debt may be as high as the people demand for individual social and economic welfare and entitlement purposes.
The National government should be able to carry reasonable debt in order to meet all group social and economic welfare and entitlement purposes.
National government payments for any social or entitlement programs must be repaid in the same year it is incurred. General welfare and entitlement debt must be paid off within 3 years. No revolving fund or governmental Ponzi systems.
The National government should refrain from funding social or entitlement programs. General welfare debt is the only type of debt to be incurred by the National government. Only state governments should fund social (not entitlement) programs within their state.
Governments should not be involved in social or entitlement programs. The private realm should be responsible for social justice and entitlement programs as determined by the majority in the state.
I look to the National government to provide my group with the blessings of liberty. The blessings of liberty are fairness and equality for each individual and equal distribution of wealth, provided by the Nation for each one in our community.
I look to my state government to provide me and my family with the blessings of liberty. The blessings of liberty include seeking fairness and equality for all groups and absolute equal opportunity for all groups.
The individual and their family are responsible for securing the blessings of liberty for themselves, via their federated republics. The state assures a level political playing field - so that individuals may pursue those laws that, as to them, shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness.
The individual and their family are responsible for securing the blessings of liberty for themselves, via their character and majority rule. The state assures a constitutionally level political playing field - so that individuals may pursue those laws that, as to them, shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness.
The individual and their family are responsible for securing the blessings of liberty for themselves, via their character and faculties. The people assure that the U.S. Constitution and state Constitutions are followed - so that individuals may (in a strict republican manner) pursue those laws that, as to them, shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness.
I vote for the National authority to make sure everyone has the same amount of money. I vote for the Nation to take the wealth of those who have more and spread it around equally to everyone.
I vote for the National and state authorities to make sure that everyone has the exact same opportunities. I vote for the state to tax those who have more and use that money to re-distribute wealth to assure fairness in relative social and economic well being.
I vote for the private realm to be reasonably regulated by the state to assure a level private realm playing field for all.
As the public sector is established to protect the faculties of individuals, I vote for the private realm to be very lightly regulated by the public sector, so individuals may live free within their private realm.
I vote for the private realm to be free, so individuals may live free.
I want the Senate to confirm anyone who will protect the power of the National government and all National officials so these officials may ensure equality for all groups.
I want the Senate to confirm someone who will find a way to actively apply the Constitution to help us reach social and economic equality for all character values, identities and groups in all states.
I want the Senate to confirm a judge who will apply the Constitution to balance individual sovereignty, majority rule, limited government, federalism and rule of law.
I want the Senate to confirm a judge who will find the legal interpretation within the Constitution to assure that individual sovereignty, limited government, states rights and rule of law protect me, my faculties and my family values.
I want the Senate to confirm someone who will strictly apply the Constitution to assure that individual sovereignty, limited government and states rights protect me, my family character values, my privacy and our republics.
I believe a progressive Chief Executive must lead us to equality and fairness for all.
I believe a progressive Chief Executive should lead a legislature toward assuring equality and fairness for all groups.
I believe a representative Legislature and Chief Executive should deliberate and lead the people to reasonable majority rule.
I believe a Legislature should take the pulse of the people and then deliberate and instruct the Executive.
Article I of our U.S. Constitution creates the national legislative branch. Each state has its own legislative branch. The states and the national legislatures share legislative power. No executive or judiciary has legislative power.
I believe the majority (5 of 9) of the Supreme Court is correct that individual identity and individual cultural values are protected by the U.S. Constitution.
I believe the majority (5 of 9) of the Supreme Court is correct that individual identity and individual cultural values are protected by the U.S. Constitution.
I believe the minority (4 of 9) of the Supreme Court is correct that the U.S. Constitution merely protects our republican representative process values and individual political rights. The people, directly or via their legislative representatives, will determine public cultural values and behaviors, not the executive or the courts.
I believe the minority (4 of 9) of the Supreme Court is correct that the U.S. Constitution merely protects our republican representative process values and individual political rights. The people, directly or via their legislative representatives, will determine public cultural values and behaviors, not the executive or the courts.
I believe the minority (4 of 9) of the Supreme Court is correct that the U.S. Constitution merely protects our republican representative process values and individual political rights. The people, directly or via their legislative representatives, will determine public cultural values and behaviors, not the executive or the courts.
I believe those who use the power of the state to bring absolute equality and fairness to everyone are doing the best they can for all. Those who block these efforts are haters.
I believe those who use the power of the state to provide equal opportunity to everyone are doing the best for others. Those who block these efforts do not have empathy for the struggles of others.
I believe those who apply their character and private realm institutions and public institutions, to help others achieve dignity, are seeking the right balance. Those who block these efforts are on the fringe of politics - left or right - and are extremists.
I believe that private realm institutions can care for most of those who need some absolute assistance, and offer them character guidance too. Those who block these efforts do not recognize the role of character in determining the path to individual dignity.
I believe individuals are responsible for achieving their own dignity. Private realm institutions can care for most of those who do not have the character and faculties to succeed. Those who block the application of moral values and republican values are socialists and communists.
The state will protect my diverse individual identity and my cultural values are to be valued equally with any other cultural values.
The state will protect my diverse individual identity while also protecting a few national shared cultural values about diversity fitness and equality.
The state and schools will protect shared cultural values that lead to the greatest dignity and happiness for most individuals. Good character and cultural values provide a path for most people to achieve dignity.
Private and public institutions should promote the most valuable and successful western cultural values that will lead to individual dignity.
To have a true nation with shared cultural values, the citizens must learn and share the cultural values within the canon of western classical liberal culture. Individualism and good character, common law, republican deliberative majority rule and the rule of law assure freedom.
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