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The ideal of representative democracy?

The USA is a democracy, a representative democracy, which is a type of democracy. Cons will say no we aren't?

  • they say we are a republic. If we aren't a democracy then how was ancient Greece where democracy was invented a democracy or was it not one?

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    The US is a constitutional republic. Athens is the first recorded democracy which we now have labeled a direct democracy. The citizens got together and directly voted on their laws in lieu of elected officials. The root of the words "demo" and "cracy" meant rule by the people; not by the elected people. Go back to some of the first inaugural speeches and they all talk about protecting the republic. We are closer to Romes form of a republic excluding the emperor where they elected officals to the senate to create and vote on laws.

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What's the difference between a republic and a representative democracy, in your mind?

Liberals are H8ers

Actually, the Constitution says the USA is a Republic and guarantees it in Article IV Section 4: "The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government" The United States (notice the plural) of America is a Constitutional Federal Republic of democratic states with a Charter that limits democracy at the Federal level. One of the "limits on democracy" is the "necessary and proper clause" which empowers Congress to make any "necessary" law as long as it is "properly" connected with any of the enumerated powers granted to Congress by the States through the Constitution. Congress absolutely does not have the power to say any law is proper because it believes a law is necessary. The real and absolute power resides with a majority of States, not a majority of people. By absolute and real power I mean this: A majority of States, consisting 38 of 50 even if those 38 hold a minority of the consolidated population, have the power to abolish the Federal government by amending the Constitution and institute another one and they can do it over the objections of a majority of people and the Federal government. That is an important feature of a "republican form of government"; protection of political minority. Generally speaking, democracies don't much care about the protection of political minorities....it's all about powerful political majorities and unless a majority's power is limited, say by a Constitution, it can become very tyrannical.

crunch

Sorry if you're unclear on the concept, but we are a republic by sheer definition. A democracy is where everyone eligible votes on all issues. A republic is where the people elect those to govern. You can call it a Representative democracy, but you're adding unnecessary information (typical libby).

America licious

We are a republic

The cult of personality

You do know what a republic is, right? Just checking...

Proxy

Arguing with yourself huh. Best to get facts first.

RJC

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