LAD #4

1. Why are factions so difficult to elimiate?
The measures that must be taken to eliminate factions are nearly impossible to be taken in a democratic government. The first act that must be taken to eliminate a faction is to destroy liberty that led to factions in the first place. The only other way factions could be eliminated was if every citizen had the same thoughts, opinions, and political ideas. In a way, these causes tie in with each other because liberty, a virtue democratic governments promise their citizens, allows everyone to have different opinions, thoughts, and political ideas. Americans recognize that factions are inevitable; a natural effect of liberty.

2. If factions cannot be removed, then how can they be controlled?
Popular government allows a majority that is included in a faction to sacrifice to its interest in the rights and good of the citizens. It is hard to control factions purely because in order to control them, the majority of people would have to have the exact same views and opinions which is impossible. However, if fations were not controlled, the United States or any goverment would be in a constant state of revolution. Americans have controlled factions by forming two major political parties with very different views, the Republicans and the Democrats.