In defense of democracy
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In defense of democracy
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Not democracy. It is the second worst form of government.Originally Posted by slideman
Call your state legislators and insist they approve the Article V convention of States to propose amendments.
I pledge allegiance to the Constitution as written and understood by this nation's founders, and to the Republic it created, an indivisible union of sovereign States, with liberty and justice for all.
Peter1469 (03-24-2023)
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"democracy is the worst form of government – except for all the others that have been tried.”
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What type of government do we have?
A republic, if you can keep it.
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carolina73 (03-24-2023),NoisyBoy (07-08-2023),pjohns (03-27-2023),RMNIXON (03-24-2023),zelmo1234 (06-15-2023)
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We are no longer a republic. We lost it. We are a klepto-oligarchy.
Call your state legislators and insist they approve the Article V convention of States to propose amendments.
I pledge allegiance to the Constitution as written and understood by this nation's founders, and to the Republic it created, an indivisible union of sovereign States, with liberty and justice for all.
The Sage of Main Street (03-25-2023)
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And we never were a democracy.
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MisterVeritis (03-24-2023),NoisyBoy (07-08-2023),The Sage of Main Street (03-25-2023)
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What do you call a form of government in which the power is held by representatives elected by the people? I call it democracy.
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de·moc·ra·cy
/dəˈmäkrəsē/
noun
a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
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Some folks may have become cynical about the ability of their representative to represent them under our system of Solon votes for sale.
My representative is pramila jaypal. While she take some money from big donors her vote does not seem to be unduly affected by them. I am very happy with my representation in Congress.
Democracy!
IMPress Polly (03-25-2023)
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We've been through this multiple times. "America is a Republic, Not a Democracy" is a bumper sticker that ignores the plain definition of "democracy". The same individuals keep popping up, saying "But we're not a democracy", when what they mean is that we're not a direct or absolute democracy - which no one has ever claimed we were. On one occasion, I went and found quotes from U.S. Presidents and other public figures, from the Founders to DJT, referring to the U.S. as a "democracy". I'm not doing that again, but they're out there.
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