>Constitutional Republics Very important distinction and thank you for making note of it. While our government is inspired by democratic (rule by the people) v

>Constitutional Republics Very important distinction and thank you for making note of it. While our government is inspired by democratic (rule by the people) values and allows representation through the Legislative branch, it is also designed to protect basic rights and to delegate much else to the States. I think direct democracies work in small, culturally homogenous countries like Norway or a place where everyone is "on the same page" like Switzerland which really does have a direct democracy, but in such a large and heterogenous federation like the US it could get pretty scary pretty quickly. There is a mysteriously frightening dimension to crowd thought and mob rule that I think individuals don't think about until it's too late, too late to consider what the long-term repercussions of 51% suddenly agreeing on one thing might have.