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I never understood why this is an acceptable thing to do. It's democracy except you get to pick who votes for you and who doesn't, so, it's actually not.

• bdamm 12y ago
  The United States isn't a democracy, it's a republic.
  • john_b 12y ago
    It's a democratic republic, to be specific. Republicanism is the form of the government (representation of the people), democratic elections are the mechanism of selecting those representatives. You could have, e.g. a technocratic, plutocratic, or a constitutional monarchial republic.
    • TheHypnotist 12y ago
      Right, the point is we still have a choice in who represents us, or what appears to be the illusion of a choice.