1. Why are factions so difficult to eliminate?
The only way to eliminate factions is to limit the civil liberties of the people. But this restriction is in complete contradiction of the ideas laid out in the Declaration of Independence. It also causes great damage to the rights of other citizens. In an attempt to control the factions that are in a nation, officials may pass legislature that would also limit the rights of law abiding citizens. Freedom also allows factions to form, and for them to spread their harmful ideas. And since each person is entitled to their own beliefs, it is extremely difficult to weed out the bad without attacking peoples civil liberties.
2. If factions cannot be removed then how can they be controlled?
If a faction is a minority, then eventually it can be defeated by the majority. This is very unreliable though, because malicious factions can take control over the country if they get more than fifty percent of the population to side with them. Two solutions to this problem are the Electoral College, and the other is a bicameral legislature. The Electoral College relies on people with better morals that are given the power to control votes. This is how the theory behind how the president is elected. While a bicameral legislature would give large and small states the same amount of power, and say in the government.
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