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I suppose my point is the co-opting of the word "Democracy" by certain groups, to present a different idea of government than those they govern live under. Whi

I suppose my point is the co-opting of the word "Democracy" by certain groups, to present a different idea of government than those they govern live under. Which leads to the general population not understanding: -Why there is an electoral college instead of a direct vote for the president. -Why there are two divisions of the legislative branch, the House which is proportionally represented, and the Senate which originally was appointed by the State-Legislatures. Companies like Facebook are pushing for more direct voting. Which should give you pause as the tyranny of the Majority is a very real thing, if you don't believe so look at California which voted down gay marriage despite being a liberal bastion. The average voter is not informed enough to vote on specific legislation, and find themselves easily manipulated by the mass media. Removing another safeguard to prevent the tyranny of the Majority is never a good idea. PS There is good reason when searching through the Constitution you will not see the Country defined as a Democracy, or even the word democracy used. Rather it is explicit in the fact that we live in a Republic

umanwizard 10y ago
Republic means "not a monarchy". It is totally orthogonal to whether a country is a democracy or not. Norway is a democracy and not a republic; Zimbabwe is a republic and a dictatorship; France is a republic and a democracy.
- ZoeZoeBee 10y ago
  Article 4, Section 4 >The United States shall guarantee to every state in this union a republican form of government, and shall protect each of them against invasion; and on application of the legislature, or of the executive (when the legislature cannot be convened) against domestic violence. Also, explain Napoleon who was Monarch over the Republic of France
  - umanwizard 10y ago
    > Article 4, Section 4 Yes, our constitution guarantees that each state will be a republic, not a monarchy. > Also, explain Napoleon who was Monarch over the Republic of France The French state while Napoleon was emperor is known as the "First French Empire", which replaced the "First French Republic". Eventually, after both the Empire and the Old Regime were re-abolished in 1848, the resulting non-monarchical state was called the "Second French Republic". So your example actually supports my point.

umanwizard 10y ago

Republic means "not a monarchy". It is totally orthogonal to whether a country is a democracy or not. Norway is a democracy and not a republic; Zimbabwe is a republic and a dictatorship; France is a republic and a democracy.

ZoeZoeBee 10y ago
Article 4, Section 4 >The United States shall guarantee to every state in this union a republican form of government, and shall protect each of them against invasion; and on application of the legislature, or of the executive (when the legislature cannot be convened) against domestic violence. Also, explain Napoleon who was Monarch over the Republic of France
- umanwizard 10y ago
  > Article 4, Section 4 Yes, our constitution guarantees that each state will be a republic, not a monarchy. > Also, explain Napoleon who was Monarch over the Republic of France The French state while Napoleon was emperor is known as the "First French Empire", which replaced the "First French Republic". Eventually, after both the Empire and the Old Regime were re-abolished in 1848, the resulting non-monarchical state was called the "Second French Republic". So your example actually supports my point.