Democratic process?

[SMEGMA STENCH]

Just a question I have for you knowledgeable people. I'm always running into people saying that technically, what we have and what we need to have, is a Republic. I understand and agree. So how exactly is that supposed to work? You just have the republic side of things, which has certain laws and stipulations that the democratic side can't touch? Is that how its supposed to work? Cause you have to have some democracy or certain things could just never get done.

[Denny]

Both. We have is a Republican Democracy, which is basically a republic with a representative democracy.

In a republic, the people within a certain nation are sovereign (independent authority). Democracy is when the people have a popular sovereignty (the people are the source of political power). So, with this combination, making a Republican Democracy, we get a Representative democracy. This transfers sovereignty from the people to our elected officials to represent the majority of the people (since the person in office had to win by a majority vote). Since we are a Constitutional Republic, our elected officials have to govern according to constitutional law.

Our leaders are elected, so we are a republic, not a monarchy.

We exercise a democratic process to get our elected officials.

[talisman]

You agree, and say you understand, but then explain that you don't understand what it is? You're fucking retarded.

[slow06]

Just a question I have for you knowledgeable people. I'm always running into people saying that technically, what we have and what we need to have, is a Republic. I understand and agree. So how exactly is that supposed to work? You just have the republic side of things, which has certain laws and stipulations that the democratic side can't touch? Is that how its supposed to work? Cause you have to have some democracy or certain things could just never get done.

Edit: What Denny said.

Sounds like you get it, but I think you have this part backwords. The republic part allows things to get done because it allows our elected officials to make laws, ect. If we were a pure democracy (if that even exists) that would mean everybody that cares voting for every single law.

[Forever_frost]

Quick version:

In a democracy, 51% can vote anything they like and the 49% are slave to them.
In a Republic, you have some things that cannot be taken by the 51% and even when the majority wants something, the minority has a say.

Nowhere in our founding documents is the word democracy. We have a Constitutional Republic and choose our leaders democratically

[line-em-up]

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Quick version:

In a democracy, 51% can vote anything they like and the 49% are slave to them.
In a Republic, you have some things that cannot be taken by the 51% and even when the majority wants something, the minority has a say.

Thank God we don't have a true democracy. If we did, the liberals would destroy our country with a swiftness. Same will go for the Messicans once they have more puppies.

As a side note, the messicans have been complaining in Dallas because they have %39 of the eligible voters, yet they might only get 3 of 14(?) city council seats. Boo fucking hoo. If they have all those voters, then they only have themselves to blame.

[SMEGMA STENCH]

You agree, and say you understand, but then explain that you don't understand what it is? You're fucking retarded.

No as usual you don't understand what you're seeing and prove your stupidity with your posts. Proof? Everyone else in the thread understood the question/s perfectly and formed a reasonable reply. In your typical fashion however, you come in and drool all over everything and make yourself look even more stupid than we all already know you are.

But yeah it seems like all the beaner peasants would never vote democrat if they truly understood what they were voting for. If they truly understood what they left behind, and what they had here and wanted to keep, (as I'm sure some of them do) they'd understand why all this spreading the wealth is just suicide.

[Geor!]

No as usual you don't understand what you're seeing and prove your stupidity with your posts. Proof? Everyone else in the thread understood the question/s perfectly and formed a reasonable reply. In your typical fashion however, you come in and drool all over everything and make yourself look even more stupid than we all already know you are.

You did say "I understand and agree" then go on to ask a bunch of questions about the subject. He's right. He's an asshole, but he's right.

[stevo]

You did say "I understand and agree" then go on to ask a bunch of questions about the subject. He's right. He's an asshole, but he's right.

Quote for truth, and I am not just talking about the asshole part.

Stevo

[SMEGMA STENCH]

So.. what... I could have worded it a little better? The rest of 'em seemed to have enough 3rd grade reading comprehension to get the idea. But not him. Never him.

[stevo]

So.. what... I could have worded it a little better? The rest of 'em seemed to have enough 3rd grade reading comprehension to get the idea. But not him. Never him.

I'm sure he read it fine as did many others, and that others saw the issue he pointed out, but he was the only one that actually commented on your self contradiction.

Stevo

[SMEGMA STENCH]

yet... somehow... they were smart enough to get it, so much so that they fully answered all my questions on the matter.

[talisman]

So.. what... I could have worded it a little better? The rest of 'em seemed to have enough 3rd grade reading comprehension to get the idea. But not him. Never him.

Yeah, my reading comprehension is terrible. I'm sure you'll have people lining up in the street to agree with that, you knuckle dragging fuckwit.

[SMEGMA STENCH]

They say my avatar is accurate. But I bet you actually walk like yours don't ya you little faggot lover

[talisman]

"They?" Don't try and bullshit us into believing you have friends, you socially awkward rambling bag of dildos.