The Story of Democraczy: Chapter 12 & 13

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The Story of Democraczy: Chapter 12 & 13

03/09/2013

Op-ed and conceptual art presentation by Martin Gantman, West Hollywood, California

Martin Gantman is a West Hollywood and writer who has exhibited internationally in such venues as AC Direct Gallery and the Alternative Museum, New York; A.R.C. Gallery, Chicago; HAUS, POST, and the Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles; Artetica, Rome and Viareggio, Italy; and La Coruna, Spain.

His Democraczy Project spans the entire recorded history of mankind and looks at the concept of "self-governance" and its evolution over time.

The Story of Democraczy: Chapter Twelve

Genesis 1,787 AD

Revolution 1,775 AD

Enlightenment and Romanticism 1,700 AD

Very Early Modern 1,500 AD

Late Middle Ages 1,300 AD

High Middle Ages 1,000 AD

Early Middle Ages 400 AD

Pericles: 450 BC

Ephialtes: 465 BC

Cleisthenes: 500 BC

Solon: 600 BC

Hammurabi: 1,800 BC

Ur Nammu: 2,000 BC

Gilgamesh: 2,500 BC

Sumeria: 5,300 BC

Lascaux: 30,000 BC

Religious activity: 100,000 BC

Homo sapiens: 130,000 BC

Homo erectus: 1,500,000 BC

Homo habilis: 2,500,000 BC

Put yourself in the moment. You have been a revolutionary, energized by your anger at being subjected to and controlled by rules and situations conceived and authored by those with whom you violently disagree. Suddenly you realize that you have accomplished the practically impossible and have won! Now what?

It is fascinating to try to imagine, or even conjure, the “now what?” moment when Revolutionary leaders realized they had actually achieved this surprising and perhaps unexpected military victory. It was almost enough fulfilled in gathering the momentum and carrying out such an insane, perhaps impossible, venture. But then to prevail unexpectedly may leave one in a state of bewilderment. It is not unusual in history for revolutionaries to lack the skills to transition into domestic leadership. As determined as it was and by knowledgeable people, one still feels the impression, in the thoughts following their victory, of a certain amount of naive flailing – as if blind will were carrying their efforts toward an optimistic conclusion.

One can sense, in the records of the various meetings and in the Federalist Papers, outlined below, that those, suddenly responsible, representatives had to devise a system that played to all of their various needs, requirements, and prejudices. What was of course unique to the American ex-colonies was that there was no historic system already in place. There was no royalty to take into account nor was there was an instituted military to contend with. There were only landowners, shopkeepers, politicians, and theorists (which, in my book, were already quite enough).

So there was a blank slate with only the histories and unproven philosophies of others to reference, and their own prejudices, both personal and represented. You can see the intense and unsettling struggle between those who felt a largely centralized system would be more effective (as evidenced by the heavy hitters John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison below) and those who desired a more localized, separate, and independent existence (backed by an equally heavy lineup). One can also see, from the vantage point of 225 years later, that the issue was never fully resolved – or shall I say: agreed to.

All this is just to say that when one thinks about democracy in the United States of America, that is the system, there were perhaps a half dozen basic issues that tilted the balance toward a primarily, though much less in those days, centralized system, while still providing cover for those who were concerned about individualism and localized control. From today’s perspective what was explained to me in early education as the “flexibility and adaptability” of the system, I now see as really the perpetuation of the original struggle.

The Federalist Papers

1	General Introduction	Hamilton	For the Independent Journal	- -
2	Concerning Dangers from Foreign Force and Influence	Jay	For the Independent Journal	- -
3	The Same Subject Continued: Concerning Dangers from Foreign Force and Influence	Jay	For the Independent Journal	- -
4	The Same Subject Continued: Concerning Dangers from Foreign Force and Influence	Jay	For the Independent Journal	- -
5	The Same Subject Continued: Concerning Dangers from Foreign Force and Influence	Jay	For the Independent Journal	- -
6	Concerning Dangers from Dissensions Between the States	Hamilton	For the Independent Journal	- -
7	The Same Subject Continued: Concerning Dangers from Dissensions Between the States	Hamilton	For the Independent Journal	- -
8	The Consequences of Hostilities Between the States	Hamilton	From the New York Packet	Tuesday, November 20, 1787
9	The Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and Insurrection	Hamilton	For the Independent Journal	- -
10	The Same Subject Continued: The Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and Insurrection	Madison	From the New York Packet	Friday, November 23, 1787
11	The Utility of the Union in Respect to Commercial Relations and a Navy	Hamilton	For the Independent Journal	- -
12	The Utility of the Union in Respect to Revenue	Hamilton	From the New York Packet	Tuesday, November 27, 1787
13	Advantage of the Union in Respect to Economy in Government	Hamilton	For the Independent Journal	- -
14	Objections to the Proposed Constitution from Extent of Territory Answered	Madison	From the New York Packet	Friday, November 30, 1787
15	The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union	Hamilton	For the Independent Journal	- -
16	The Same Subject Continued: The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union	Hamilton	From the New York Packet	Tuesday, December 4, 1787
17	The Same Subject Continued: The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union	Hamilton	For the Independent Journal	- -
18	The Same Subject Continued: The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union	Hamilton and Madison	For the Independent Journal	- -
19	The Same Subject Continued: The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union	Hamilton and Madison	For the Independent Journal	- -
20	The Same Subject Continued: The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union	Hamilton and Madison	From the New York Packet	Tuesday, December 11, 1787
21	Other Defects of the Present Confederation	Hamilton	For the Independent Journal	- -
22	The Same Subject Continued: Other Defects of the Present Confederation	Hamilton	From the New York Packet	Friday, December 14, 1787
23	The Necessity of a Government as Energetic as the One Proposed to the Preservation of the Union	Hamilton	From the New York Packet	Tuesday, December 17, 1787
24	The Powers Necessary to the Common Defense Further Considered	Hamilton	For the Independent Journal	- -
25	The Same Subject Continued: The Powers Necessary to the Common Defense Further Considered	Hamilton	From the New York Packet	Friday, December 21, 1787
26	The Idea of Restraining the Legislative Authority in Regard to the Common Defense Considered	Hamilton	For the Independent Journal	- -
27	The Same Subject Continued: The Idea of Restraining the Legislative Authority in Regard to the Common Defense Considered	Hamilton	From the New York Packet	Tuesday, December 25, 1787
28	The Same Subject Continued: The Idea of Restraining the Legislative Authority in Regard to the Common Defense Considered	Hamilton	For the Independent Journal	- -
29	Concerning the Militia	Hamilton	From the Daily Advertiser	Thursday, January 10, 1788
30	Concerning the General Power of Taxation	Hamilton	From the New York Packet	Friday, December 28, 1787
31	The Same Subject Continued: Concerning the General Power of Taxation	Hamilton	From the New York Packet	Tuesday, January 1, 1788
32	The Same Subject Continued: Concerning the General Power of Taxation	Hamilton	From the Daily Advertiser	Thursday, January 3, 1788
33	The Same Subject Continued: Concerning the General Power of Taxation	Hamilton	From the Daily Advertiser	Thursday, January 3, 1788
34.	The Same Subject Continued: Concerning the General Power of Taxation	Hamilton	From the New York Packet	Friday, January 4, 1788
35	The Same Subject Continued: Concerning the General Power of Taxation	Hamilton	For the Independent Journal	- -
36	The Same Subject Continued: Concerning the General Power of Taxation	Hamilton	From the New York Packet	Tuesday, January 8, 1788
37	Concerning the Difficulties of the Convention in Devising a Proper Form of Government	Madison	From the Daily Advertiser	Friday, January 11, 1788
38	The Same Subject Continued, and the Incoherence of the Objections to the New Plan Exposed	Madison	From the New York Packet	Tuesday, January 15, 1788
39	The Conformity of the Plan to Republican Principles	Madison	For the Independent Journal	- -
40	The Powers of the Convention to Form a Mixed Government Examined and Sustained	Madison	From the New York Packet	Friday, January 18, 1788
41	General View of the Powers Conferred by the Constitution	Madison	For the Independent Journal	- -
42	The Powers Conferred by the Constitution Further Considered	Madison	From the New York Packet	Tuesday, January 22, 1788
43	The Same Subject Continued: The Powers Conferred by the Constitution Further Considered	Madison	For the Independent Journal	- -
44	Restrictions on the Authority of the Several States	Madison	From the New York Packet	Friday, January 25, 1788
45	The Alleged Danger From the Powers of the Union to the State Governments Considered	Madison	For the Independent Journal	- -
46	The Influence of the State and Federal Governments Compared	Madison	From the New York Packet	Tuesday, January 29, 1788
47	The Particular Structure of the New Government and the Distribution of Power Among Its Different Parts	Madison	From the New York Packet	Friday, February 1, 1788
48	These Departments Should Not Be So Far Separated as to Have No Constitutional Control Over Each Other	Madison	From the New York Packet	Friday, February 1, 1788
49	Method of Guarding Against the Encroachments of Any One Department of Government by Appealing to the People Through a Convention	Hamilton or Madison	From the New York Packet	Tuesday, February 5, 1788
50	Periodic Appeals to the People Considered	Hamilton or Madison	From the New York Packet	Tuesday, February 5, 1788
51	The Structure of the Government Must Furnish the Proper Checks and Balances Between the Different Departments	Hamilton or Madison	From the New York Packet	Friday, February 8, 1788
52	The House of Representatives	Hamilton or Madison	From the New York Packet	Friday, February 8, 1788
53	The Same Subject Continued: The House of Representatives	Hamilton or Madison	From the New York Packet	Tuesday, February 12, 1788
54	The Apportionment of Members Among the States	Hamilton or Madison	From the New York Packet	Tuesday, February 12, 1788
55	The Total Number of the House of Representatives	Hamilton or Madison	From the New York Packet	Friday, February 15, 1788
56	The Same Subject Continued: The Total Number of the House of Representatives	Hamilton or Madison	From the New York Packet	Tuesday, February 19, 1788
57	The Alleged Tendency of the Plan to Elevate the Few at the Expense of the Many Considered in Connection with Representation	Hamilton or Madison	From the New York Packet	Tuesday, February 19, 1788
58	Objection that the Number of Members Will Not Be Augmented as the Progress of Population Demands Considered	Madison	- -	- -
59	Concerning the Power of Congress to Regulate the Election of Members	Hamilton	From the New York Packet	Friday, February 22, 1788
60	The Same Subject Continued: Concerning the Power of Congress to Regulate the Election of Members	Hamilton	From the New York Packet	Tuesday, February 26, 1788
61	The Same Subject Continued: Concerning the Power of Congress to Regulate the Election of Members	Hamilton	From the New York Packet	Tuesday, February 26, 1788
62	The Senate	Hamilton or Madison	For the Independent Journal	- -
63	The Senate Continued	Hamilton or Madison	For the Independent Journal	- -
64	The Powers of the Senate	Jay	From the New York Packet	Friday, March 7, 1788
65	The Powers of the Senate Continued	Hamilton	From the New York Packet	Friday, March 7, 1788
66	Objections to the Power of the Senate To Set as a Court for Impeachments Further Considered	Hamilton	From the New York Packet	Tuesday, March 11, 1788
67	The Executive Department	Hamilton	From the New York Packet	Tuesday, March 11, 1788
68	The Mode of Electing the President	Hamilton	From the New York Packet	Friday, March 14, 1788
69	The Real Character of the Executive	Hamilton	From the New York Packet	Friday, March 14, 1788
70	The Executive Department Further Considered	Hamilton	From the New York Packet	Friday, March 14, 1788
71	The Duration in Office of the Executive	Hamilton	From the New York Packet	Tuesday, March 18, 1788
72	The Same Subject Continued, and Re-Eligibility of the Executive Considered	Hamilton	From the New York Packet	Friday, March 21, 1788
73	The Provision for Support of the Executive, and the Veto Power	Hamilton	From the New York Packet	Friday, March 21, 1788
74	The Command of the Military and Naval Forces, and the Pardoning Power of the Executive	Hamilton	From the New York Packet	Tuesday, March 25, 1788
75	The Treaty Making Power of the Executive	Hamilton	For the Independent Journal	- -
76	The Appointing Power of the Executive	Hamilton	From the New York Packet	Tuesday, April 1, 1788
77	The Appointing Power Continued and Other Powers of the Executive Considered	Hamilton	From the New York Packet	Friday, April 4, 1788
78	The Judiciary Department	Hamilton	From McLEAN’s Edition, New York	- -
79	The Judiciary Continued	Hamilton	From McLEAN’s Edition, New York	- -
80	The Powers of the Judiciary	Hamilton	From McLEAN’s Edition, New York	- -
81	The Judiciary Continued, and the Distribution of Judicial Authority	Hamilton	From McLEAN’s Edition, New York	- -
82	The Judiciary Continued	Hamilton	From McLEAN’s Edition, New York	- -
83	The Judiciary Continued in Relation to Trial by Jury	Hamilton	From McLEAN’s Edition, New York	- -
84	Certain General and Miscellaneous Objections to the Constitution Considered and Answered	Hamilton	From McLEAN’s Edition, New York	- -
85	Concluding Remarks	Hamilton	From McLEAN’s Edition, New York	-

The Story of Democraczy: Chapter Thirteen

Freedom of . . . 1,791 AD

Revolution 1,775 AD

Enlightenment and Romanticism 1,700 AD

Very Early Modern 1,500 AD

Late Middle Ages 1,300 AD

High Middle Ages 1,000 AD

Early Middle Ages 400 AD

Pericles: 450 BC

Ephialtes: 465 BC

Cleisthenes: 500 BC

Solon: 600 BC

Hammurabi: 1,800 BC

Ur Nammu: 2,000 BC

Gilgamesh: 2,500 BC

Sumeria: 5,300 BC

Lascaux: 30,000 BC

Religious activity: 100,000 BC

Homo sapiens: 130,000 BC

Homo erectus: 1,500,000 BC

Homo habilis: 2,500,000 BC

“The root of the ancient estimation of politics [was] the conviction that man qua man, each individual in his unique distinctness, appears and confirms himself in speech and action, and that these activities, despite their material futility, possess an enduring quality of their own because they create their own remembrance.” – Hannah Arendt

Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material in the chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products. In its most common form fire can result in conflagration, which has the potential to cause physical damage through burning. The positive effects of fire include stimulating growth and maintaining various ecological systems. The negative effects of fire include water contamination, soil erosion, atmospheric pollution and hazard to animal and human life. – Wikipedia

Moody Blues:

It may be a fire

Tomorrow it may be nothing

It may reach up to the sky

Light up everything I know

Everywhere I go from now

I will see better than before

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