For those of you on the "right" who are fond of stating the the US is a "Republic, not a democracy", or otherwise express distrust of democracy, what gives? I certainly wouldn't say that democracy will always produces good results, but what else you got? Does "anti-democratic" strike you as a better mode of governing? Why shouldn't government follow the will of the people?
To be clear, I'm not talking here about the representative vs direct question. Nor am I talking about Constitutional limits on government, which would presumably apply no matter how decisions were made. I'm talking about the concept that the will of the majority should direct government - whether through elected representatives or direct participation. if you reject this foundation, what would you offer as an alternative?
To be clear, I'm not talking here about the representative vs direct question. Nor am I talking about Constitutional limits on government, which would presumably apply no matter how decisions were made. I'm talking about the concept that the will of the majority should direct government - whether through elected representatives or direct participation. if you reject this foundation, what would you offer as an alternative?