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>> Why does Wyoming have two Senators and California have two Senators? The answer is that the US is not a Democracy, and the Senate was created to limit the s

by IncRnd 9y ago

>> Why does Wyoming have two Senators and California have two Senators? The answer is that the US is not a Democracy, and the Senate was created to limit the short term vacillations of the people. When you think of representation in the House, think of representation of the States. The United States of America not the United People of America.

uncletaco 9y ago
The US is a democracy, albeit a flawed one. The only criteria for being a democracy is having the ability to elect your rulers. Also, despite what the Senate was created to do, all Senators are now elected by citizens of their states. With the janky exception of the president you vote directly for rulers at every level of government.
- IncRnd 9y ago
  >> The only criteria for being a democracy is having the ability to elect your rulers That's incorrect just looking at the definition of the word Democracy. Don't look at Google's definition of the word. Google almost always gets their definitions imprecise or incorrect. Look in a dictionary, either online or one that you have. You may also want to consider that you posted your comment on a page about gerrymandered elections.
  - CalChris 9y ago
    The Oxford English Dictionary defines democracy thus [1]: > 1. A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. > 1.1 A state governed under a system of democracy > 1.2 Control of an organization or group by the majority of its members > 1.3 The practice or principles of social equality You are mistakenly assuming that the only form or meaning of democracy is direct democracy (1.2 above). That is not the case. [1] https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/democracy https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/democracy
  - uncletaco 9y ago
    I understand that I posted my comment on a page about gerrymandered elections, but there a polities in the world that are republics but not democracies: North Korea, China (at the national level), Turkmenistan. Any polity where a country is at least de jure considered a public matter can call itself a republic.

by IncRnd 9y ago

uncletaco 9y ago

The US is a democracy, albeit a flawed one. The only criteria for being a democracy is having the ability to elect your rulers. Also, despite what the Senate was created to do, all Senators are now elected by citizens of their states. With the janky exception of the president you vote directly for rulers at every level of government.

IncRnd 9y ago
>> The only criteria for being a democracy is having the ability to elect your rulers That's incorrect just looking at the definition of the word Democracy. Don't look at Google's definition of the word. Google almost always gets their definitions imprecise or incorrect. Look in a dictionary, either online or one that you have. You may also want to consider that you posted your comment on a page about gerrymandered elections.
- CalChris 9y ago
  The Oxford English Dictionary defines democracy thus [1]: > 1. A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. > 1.1 A state governed under a system of democracy > 1.2 Control of an organization or group by the majority of its members > 1.3 The practice or principles of social equality You are mistakenly assuming that the only form or meaning of democracy is direct democracy (1.2 above). That is not the case. [1] https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/democracy https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/democracy
- uncletaco 9y ago
  I understand that I posted my comment on a page about gerrymandered elections, but there a polities in the world that are republics but not democracies: North Korea, China (at the national level), Turkmenistan. Any polity where a country is at least de jure considered a public matter can call itself a republic.