LAD/Blog #6: Federalist Paper #10

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1. What is a faction?

 A faction is when a group of people join together or unite to agree to disagree on an issue. It does not matter whether the group is a minority or majority. Factions are "man's nature", giving them rights closely associated with liberty. The Tenth Federalist paper states "Liberty is to faction what air is to fire, an aliment without it which instantly expires". This means that a government based on liberty is building the framework for a rise of factions.

 2. Are factions good or bad?

Factions are bad. They cause mischief in not only government but also society. Factions are like a disease. They spread their ideas and beliefs planting seeds of doubt in the minds of the people. Governments can be taken down by factions and cause chaos.

 3. Why are factions so difficult to eliminate?

Factions are difficult to eliminate because they are built upon the idea of liberty and core values of the United States. Taking this liberty away would form a dictatorship, going against the democratic government that the United States were built on. So by trying to eliminate the cause of factions, liberty, it would ruin all the progress made towards the democratic government that was formed.   Factions are difficult to eliminate because removing its cause would send the United States into chaos.

4. If factions cannot be removed then how can they be controlled?

If a faction cannot be removed then one must control its effects. If a faction is a minority then the majority is able to diminish its sinister impact and ideas. While this may upset society it is a "necessary evil" in order to prevent the faction from making a large impact. Smaller, weaker factions can be controlled by a strong central government. If the faction is a majority the popular form of government surrenders its ruling power and passion to preserve the popular form of government and its ideology. The idea of elected representatives encourages diversity, preventing a whole faction from being in a position of absolute power.

The Tea Party is a faction within the Republican Party. The Tea Party faction is more extreme than the average Republican and is considered a minority.

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