Do we want a Democracy, or a Republic?

[tooAlive]

Which one do we want and why?

 

[AmyNation]

I'm happy with living in a democratic republic.

 

[mjollnir]

Which one do we want and why?

We are a democratic republic based on a constitution.

I'm fine with it as it is.

 

[bayoubill]

even my flamin'-lib father-in-law recognized that mob rule (i.e., pure democracy) is a bad thing...

his favorite saying was "The masses are asses and not fit to govern themselves"...

 

[Charles_Main]

Which one do we want and why?

Our founders were very wise to set up a Republic. I don't think most people understand that a Direct Democracy amounts to little more than the Domination of the Majority over all Minorities.

 

[Two Thumbs]

It's clear the majority want the mob rule of a democracy.

We ignore the law and Constitution on a regular basis to get what we want.

 

[RetiredGySgt]

Which one do we want and why?

It does not matter what we want. We have a democratic Republic. If you want a pure Democracy you need to rewrite the Constitution in its entirety.

 

[NYcarbineer]

We want whatever will convince the minority on the far right that normal America doesn't support their agenda.

 

[The Infidel]

I'm happy with living in a democratic republic.

Which one do we want and why?

We are a democratic republic based on a constitution.

I'm fine with it as it is.

First two responses are wrong... No surprise to me.


We live in a representative republic.... Not a democracy. (And it needs to be repaired)

Our elected representatives go to the nations capital and vote for the people they "represent" back at home.

 

[AmyNation]

I'm happy with living in a democratic republic.

Which one do we want and why?

We are a democratic republic based on a constitution.

I'm fine with it as it is.

First two responses are wrong... No surprise to me.


We live in a representative republic.... Not a democracy. (And it needs to be repaired)

Our elected representatives go to the nations capital and vote for the people they "represent" back at home.

Are you being serious right now?

 

[The Infidel]

I'm happy with living in a democratic republic.

We are a democratic republic based on a constitution.

I'm fine with it as it is.

First two responses are wrong... No surprise to me.


We live in a representative republic.... Not a democracy. (And it needs to be repaired)

Our elected representatives go to the nations capital and vote for the people they "represent" back at home.

Are you being serious right now?

Why do you ask?

 

[RetiredGySgt]

First two responses are wrong... No surprise to me.


We live in a representative republic.... Not a democracy. (And it needs to be repaired)

Our elected representatives go to the nations capital and vote for the people they "represent" back at home.

Are you being serious right now?

Why do you ask?

We are a Democratic Representative Republic. We the people democratically elect our Representative.

 

[AmyNation]

What do you think a democratic republic is?

 

[The Infidel]

What do you think a democratic republic is?

We vote for the representative to go to DC and represent us and our collective values.
So yes we democratically vote them into office, but we are a representative republic and not a democracy.
Plain and simple.... How many times will this question be asked on this site?

 

[The Infidel]

Semantics anyone?

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

Semantics anyone?

Yeah, it’s semantics, to a degree…

But I’ll nonetheless stick with a Constitutional Republic, where democracy is a component of the political process.

 

[AmyNation]

Semantics anyone?

You're too much sometimes.

 

[The Infidel]

semantics anyone?

You're too much sometimes.

 

[Intense]

Which one do we want and why?

It does not matter what we want. We have a democratic Republic. If you want a pure Democracy you need to rewrite the Constitution in its entirety.

In a Total Democracy, Impulse, "The Flavor Of The Day" rules, through the control of the Majority,not a Constitution, which wouldn't be worth the price of the paper it is written on.

Funny, there was a time when a Constitutional Amendment required a 2/3 Super Majority to be brought to the floor for debate, and a 3/4 Super Majority to ratify it. I guess that was too difficult to do, compared to being able to buy off a Supreme Court Justice or 2.