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Here’s how it works: in democratic or republican systems, there is a kind of majority rule. In democracies, the 51% rules over the 49% and has total control. The 51% can do whatever it wants, because in democracies there are not structures in place to protect individual rights. If 51% vote to steal your bike, you are without a bike. If 51% vote to kill you, you are out of a life. It does not matter if it is right or not, what the majority says is what happens.
A republic is different though, and it operates for the protection of the individual against the majority when they get out of control. It is very important to protect the rights of the individual in a political system, for that is how governments are limited in their power and scope.
Democracies provide arbitrary power to governments, giving them prerogative to do anything as long as “it’s what the people want.” In a free society, this is unacceptable. Democracy vs a Republic Perfectly Explained For Dummies
Trying to keep your Republic, eh?The main reason the recent push to call America a "Democracy" is to open the path by progressives to hand over ultimate power to them to decide what rights you have....We are NOT a Democracy, we are a Constitutional Republic.
The main reason the recent push to call America a "Democracy" is to open the path by progressives to hand over ultimate power to them to decide what rights you have....We are NOT a Democracy, we are a Constitutional Republic.
Yet Democrats don't understand why. They want more democracy.A Republic is a form of Democracy
People vote for their leaders
No nation operates on pure Democracy
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Why do you suppose the founders settled on a republic rather than a democracy?Definition of DEMOCRACY
government by the people : rule of the majority : such as; a form of government in which the people elect representatives to make decisions, policies, laws, etc. according to law —called also representative democracy… See the full definition
Definition of democracy
1a: government by the peopleespecially : rule of the majority
b: a government in which the supreme power is vestedin the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections
2: a political unit that has a democratic government
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Why do you suppose the founders settled on a republic rather than a democracy?
You got your answerNot going to play games here….please try to answer my question like you have brain cells please.
The main reason the recent push to call America a "Democracy" is to open the path by progressives to hand over ultimate power to them to decide what rights you have....We are NOT a Democracy, we are a Constitutional Republic.
I’ve been told my whole life that America is a DemocracyThe main reason the recent push to call America a "Democracy" is to open the path by progressives to hand over ultimate power to them to decide what rights you have....We are NOT a Democracy, we are a Constitutional Republic.
And the Founders (notably Madison) said that the majority should set policy… not the minorityDefinition of DEMOCRACY
government by the people : rule of the majority : such as; a form of government in which the people elect representatives to make decisions, policies, laws, etc. according to law —called also representative democracy… See the full definition
Definition of democracy
1a: government by the peopleespecially : rule of the majority
b: a government in which the supreme power is vestedin the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections
2: a political unit that has a democratic government
3
No. A republic has at most a very limited kinship with a democracy. Other than that, of course, Leftwhiner, you’re quite fully wrong again. The OP explains it vastly better than your simplistic misunderstanding can handle.A Republic is a form of Democracy
People vote for their leaders
No nation operates on pure Democracy
Limited your ass.No. A republic has at most a very limited kinship with a democracy. Other than that, of course, Leftwhiner, you’re quite fully wrong again. The OP explains it vastly better than your simplistic misunderstanding can handle.
No no. Very limited. Very very limited.Limited your ass.
Show us where you got that from and keep your pants on because we don’t want to see the nether regions you pulled it out of
A Republic is an implementation of DemocracyNo. A republic has at most a very limited kinship with a democracy. Other than that, of course, Leftwhiner, you’re quite fully wrong again. The OP explains it vastly better than your simplistic misunderstanding can handle.
A republic is an implementation of an alternative to a democracy. No nation on Earth operates as a pure “theory” of government no matter what that theory might be. We do make use of a diluted form of democracy for our republic, a representative version but that’s not at all the same as is “being” a democracy. We have too many intentional impediments for us to be ANYTHING closer to a democracy.A Republic is an implementation of Democracy
No nation on earth operates as a Democracy
A Republic is an implementation of Democracy where people vote for Representatives not directly.A republic is an implementation of an alternative to a democracy. No nation on Earth operates as a pure “theory” of government no matter what that theory might be. We do make use of a diluted form of democracy for our republic, a representative version but that’s not at all the same as is “being” a democracy. We have too many intentional impediments for us to be ANYTHING closer to a democracy.
Our Constitutional republic, sure as sunshine, isn’t a “democracy.” By very studious design, it is quite removed from that theory of government.
