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The Constitition has no provision for political parties or factions. Our government was founded on the idea that individuals would be elected to represent the people and serve according to their conscience. The Father of our Nation, witnessed the rise of parties and warned against them. The Angry Father Foundation restores Washington’s vision by teaching the non-partisan brilliance of the Constitution and inspiring people to adopt the independent thinking required to save it.
George Washington said, “The common and continual mischiefs of the spirit of party are sufficient to make it the interest and duty of a wise people to discourage and restrain it.”
Washington’s Main Concerns with Political Parties
Revenge and Despotism
Washington's primary fear was that parties would seek revenge for past grievances and view fellow citizens as the enemy. He warned this would stoke 'illicit' jealousies, creating a power struggle where the government 'pitches' back and forth at the expense of the people. He anticipated this cycle would lead to a 'frightful despotism' as a weary public eventually seeks 'security and repose in the absolute power of an individual'—effectively returning the nation to the very autocracy the Revolution sought to escape.Clogging the Government
Washington warned that parties would 'clog the wheels of government' to serve their own ends. Today, we observe delayed appointments and systemic gridlock. We see issues like immigration and healthcare persist year after year because, in a partisan system, an 'open wound' is often a more effective campaign tool than a healed one. The 'clogging' Washington feared has become a deliberate electoral strategy where even passing a budget is used as a partisan lever.Geographic Sectionalism
Washington feared parties would form around geographic lines. While he was concerned with the North and South, we see this today in the Urban vs. Rural divide. Through gerrymandering, parties institutionalize this sectionalism, separating neighbors to create partisan boundaries that weaken local representation and prevent cross-party cooperation—exactly the 'geographical discriminations' Washington warned againstCorruption, Foreign and Special Interests
Washington was deeply concerned that parties would provide a 'pathway' for foreign corruption. While foreign interference via digital platforms remains a threat, this fear has evolved into a broader concern regarding Special Interests and 'Megadonors.' The core danger remains: the party becomes a vehicle for outside forces to subvert the will of the American people. A group that gains control of a party controls its elected members, and by extension, the government itself.Distraction from, and loss of, Liberty
Washington believed that as the people are ’inflamed’ by party spirit the government loses sight of our most important task: preserving liberty. As each party uses their positions of power to impose their will upon the other, individual liberty erodes. Eventually, our collective liberties are exchanged for partisan victories.
Do you see how George Washington’s concerns are relevant to us today?
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