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> In a democracy, the people are the sovereign. The US isn't a democracy, it's a representative republic. Big difference. Your only power is voting for elect
by seiji 11y ago
> In a democracy, the people are the sovereign.
The US isn't a democracy, it's a representative republic. Big difference.
Your only power is voting for elected officials (modulo jury nullification, rioting, and overthrowing the government itself). If your elected representatives fail to represent the viewpoints of the actual public, the system has failed. Right now, the system has been gerrymandered to an extent that it qualifies as failed (plus the introduction of mass media populist manipulation plus the reduction in popular education levels allowing such easy manipulation).
- Nursie 11y agoYeah, but the EU was supposed to be democratic, and it's the EU that folded like wet newspaper in this case!
- lumberjack 11y agoThey setup the EP (European Parliament) to give us the illusion of democracy but the EP is just a Goebbels piece, theater. The MEP (elected members of parliament) are toothless. Good consequence of this is that they are more reachable than any other sort of politician in Europe, except for city governments, but that of course will change if they actually get any teeth. If they manage to pass anything at all it only happens because the big heads do not understand the issue and once they do it will get reverted or annulled. However as it stands the EU has huge issues with lack of democracy, lack of accountability, and lack of transparency. And it is not looking good in that department.
- antientropic 11y ago> The US isn't a democracy, it's a representative republic. Please stop this silly meme. "Republic" and "democracy" are not mutually exclusive terms. Under the usual modern interpretation of those terms, the US is a republic and a democracy.
- theandrewbailey 11y agoIt's not a silly meme. One better describes the system.