s de Tocqueville's realization of the association in America and its potential as a powerful political entity that creates the possibility of achieving political freedom. Arendt's vision is implying a political state where power is limited in the Federal Government, and it is de Tocqueville who recognized the loss of citizen power through centralized government as a harmful consequence of modern democracy. So, to take the present form of government in America and bring it closer to the ideals established by Arendt and de Tocqueville would require the decentralization of the federal government, reinstating more power in the individual states as well as the cities within those states. This does not imply that it is necessary to weaken the military power found in such a strong federal government, but merely that there are certain issues that are better off being dealt with in a smaller vicinity of territory. The association has the potential of becoming the true voice of the citizens of America, the realm of political freedom in the present where it so often seems that the political power of the majority exists only on the day of election. By maintaining the process of representation but limiting the power of representatives, America has the potential to restore the freedom that founded our nation. Reinstatement of the power of the majority of the citizens requires more than a mere reduction of structured government power; it requires a desire of the citizens themselves. I propose that the representatives should hold solely the responsibility of putting the laws, regulations, and rights into effect, not actually proposing and writing such legislature. The proposition and writing of legislature needs to rise from the majority of citizens if it is ever to be followed and endorsed by those same citizens. The associations are where such legislature needs to be devised and proposed to other citizens. It is already recognizable that p...
