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America is a democratic republic. Or simply, more republic than it is democratic.
by stagbeetle 10y ago
America is a democratic republic. Or simply, more republic than it is democratic.
- Oxitendwe 10y agoI don't see how that refutes my point. Most people will agree that we have a democratic process for a reason. The existence of institutions outside of the democratic process that have power over our democratically elected institutions undermines this. This has nothing to do with word semantics about what "democracy" means, or how that word applies to America.
- rrggrr 10y agoIt really depends on what leverage people outside the democratic process have on folks inside the process. If I can coerce government into actions the benefit me, actions destructive to the general welfare, then democratic process is deeply broken.