Why are factions so difficult to eliminate?
Factions have and always will be an unavoidable part of the government. Different income levels, location, education and a plethora of other variables produce a heterogenous political landscape, which produces factions. Factions are difficult to eliminate because, in our country, they developed in a political system that puts high importance on liberty and natural rights as humans. This makes them difficult to eliminate, because any limitations on factions would be outside the law. Eliminating factions would destroy the purpose that the government was set up for, liberty and the best interest of its people. The government cannot control peoples views, and is also unable to suppress their views because if the democratic system.
If factions cannot be removed then how are they controlled?
A government could destroy a faction forcefully, but this major constitutional infraction would cause an uproar among the general population. A more effective way to control majority factions would be factional division. If a factional rift is created, either ideologically or by multiple presidential candidates, a faction can lose its majority and thus be controlled. Republicanism also provides checks for factions such as having regional representatives meet to discuss the concerns of their given regions, breaking up factions into minorities.
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