Assignment Due 10-22-13

Madison 
"If a faction consists of less than a majority, relief is supplied by the republic principal, which enables the majority to defeat its sinister views by regular vote. It may clog the administration, it may convulse the society; but it will be unable to execute and mask its violence under the forms of the Constitution. When a majority is included in a faction, the form of popular government, on the other hand, enables it to sacrifice to its ruling passion or interest both the public good and the rights of other citizens."

Faction is a small organized dissenting group within a larger one especially in politics. If  faction consist of less than the majority James Madison states that relief is supplied by the republican principle. Republican principle are principles that are incorporated by the government which helps to fight against tyranny for both the majority and the minority being represented. When the majority is accounted for in a faction the government functions as it normally would towards the interest of all of its citizens. I found this portion of James Madison's essay intriguing because he points out that the government will only support something when the majority of its people are agreeing upon the same ideas. The minority will always be left out and unrepresented.

Hamilton
"This is the melancholy situation to which we have been brought by those very maxims and councils which would now deter us from adopting the proposed Constitution; and which, not content with having conducted us to the brink of a precipice, seem resolved to plunge us into the abyss that awaits us below. Here my countrymen, impelled by every motive that ought to influence an enlightened people, let us ,ale a firm stand for our safety, our tranquillity, our dignity, our reputation. Let us at last break the fatal charm which has too long seduced us from the paths of felicity and prosperity."

The sadness and depression atmosphere is a result of the insufficnett American Confederation. They are detering us from the path that the American government is capable of being on and are hendering the American governemt of adopting the proposed Constitution. It is now time to take a stand, and fight for justice. Its time to empower one another amungst  ourselves and enlighten the people.  I found this portion of Hamilton essay interesting because the situation was not as bad as he made it out to be in his essay. He made it seem as though the American people needed to take a stand right away and as though the confederation was causing depression amongst the people however it was not the case.