The Constitution and the Federalist

Federalist #10
No man is allowed to be a judge in his own cause, because his interest would certainly bias his judgment, and, not improbably, corrupt his integrity. With equal, nay with greater reason, a body of men are unfit to be both judges and parties at the same time; yet what are many of the most important acts of legislation, but so many judicial determinations, not indeed concerning the rights of single persons, but concerning the rights of large bodies of citizens? And what are the different classes of legislators but advocates and parties to the causes which they determine?


     I believe the meaning of this passage is if a person is judge there are easier to judge other based on there judgement and they wont see things on the clearer side. This is saying that a men can not be a judge and parties because there judgement as a judge may affect there judgement as parties.
     I agree with this passage because people may want something and is easy to judge without thinking of outcomes. If you are going to judge someone or something it shouldn't be based on your opinion,thought, or interest but it should be based on facts and truth.

Federalist #51
In order to lay a due foundation for that separate and distinct exercise of the different powers of government, which to a certain extent is admitted on all hands to be essential to the preservation of liberty, it is evident that each department should have a will of its own; and consequently should be so constituted that the members of each should have as little agency as possible in the appointment of the members of the others. Were this principle rigorously adhered to, it would require that all the appointments for the supreme executive, legislative, and judiciary magistracies should be drawn from the same fountain of authority, the people, through channels having no communication whatever with one another.


     I think the meaning of this passage is saying that each group in the government should have its own promises. The only people that are able to see the will are the ones that are in that group.
     I agree that each group in the government has its own will because in that case they will handle laws and regulations better then everyone trying to make laws all together and disagreeing. If they make own laws they can then discuss each of their ideas.



-I am still trying to understand must of these articles. I understand part of them but then I get a bit confused.

Assignment due 9/20

One of the questions on the paper was, 'Are you an anarchist?' To which a detached philosopher would naturally feel inclined to answer, 'What the devil has that to do with you? Are you an atheist?' along with some playful efforts to cross-examine the official about what constitutes an ἁρχη [Greek: archê]. Then there was the question, 'Are you in favour of subverting the government of the United States by force?

      The meaning of this passage is that once you get to an airport they officer start asking questions that make people feel like outcast. Just because the race they are or what country they came from they think they come to America to do harm.
     I chose this passage because I agree with what is said. I find that the questions that are ask when you come back from another country are unnecessary questions. Yes I understand that is for our safety but if someone is going to do harm to America they will know how to. For example 9/11. So now because of what those man did, their race of people are automatically stamped as if they are coming to america to do harm.

Power

                               Despite Negativity, Americans Mixed on Ideal Role of Gov't

          The understanding that I came about in this passage is that the government has a lot of power. Some

 people feel like the government is doing to much to help us citizens, while other feel that they should do less.

I think that the government is doing a good job on keeping America safe and the way it is now. For example

after the world trade center was hit the federal government came a part to keep us more safe. If they were

already doing that the world trade center might have not been hit. This reading is also good because you

see the public view on the government, republicans and democratic. I choose this reading because I myself

have my own opinion the government and there role. Most of the answer in the graphs I agree with them.

The federal government I think have enough power while there are others that believe they have to much.

This reading would be a get debate between citizens to see more different opinions and why they believe

what they do.