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You seem to be confusing several different concepts. Most countries have representative democracy, rather than direct democracy. This is largely orthogonal to t
by salvadors 17y ago
You seem to be confusing several different concepts. Most countries have representative democracy, rather than direct democracy. This is largely orthogonal to the issue of being a republic, which (in this context, and in over-simplified terms) simply means that there are certain things that even a majority vote can't achieve, as the majority is also bound by the Constitution (in an attempt to avoid the classic problem of two wolves and a sheep voting for what to have for dinner)
- forensic 17y agoa constitutional republic != a republic != a democracy != representative democracy
- eru 17y agoAnd pairwise, too.
- gnaritas 17y agosimply means that there are certain things that even a majority vote can't achieve, as the majority is also bound by the Constitution Not really, even the Constitution is amendable by a super majority. You should have said a simple majority.