Simple definition. A democracy is voted mob rule. If the mob votes it, the mob gets it. Everyone else must tow the line. A constitutional republic is a representative democracy, using the constitution to protect individual liberty. For fathers knew what democracies turn into.

Fkn china and north korea are democracies.

If they're so pro democracies, why do liberals black ball the one successful one in the middle east?

Highway6 said:

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Don't tell them about the Constitution, that would make their heads explode

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Sounds like we should tell them then!

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TexAgs91 said:

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Highway6 said:

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Don't tell them about the Constitution, that would make their heads explode

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Sounds like we should tell them then!

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Good point. Honestly, I doubt over 10% of the liberal media has any notion of the Constitution or its purpose. They are absolutely ignorant of how our government should work.

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Good point. Honestly, I doubt over 10% of the liberal media has any notion of the Constitution or its purpose. They are absolutely ignorant of how our government should work.

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Granted, I'm an Ol' Dame but I attended public schools both in Texas and up north. I had multiple classes in government and civics and by multiple I mean to the point that it was just going over the same material again and again from elementary school on. And I was pre Schoolhouse Rock.

Schoolhouse Rock has an American Rock component with multiple episodes, for instance.

"The Battle Hymn of the Democracy" is one of my favorite songs.

BBRex said:

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"The Battle Hymn of the Democracy" is one of my favorite songs.

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Same on the Pledge:

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Democracy for which it stands…


Smh.

Ghost Mech said:

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Tyler Durden is the hero we need

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rocky the dog said:

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I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
And to the Ballot Stuffing Precinct for which it stands.
One nation, under God. Indivisible (yeah, right).
With liberty, and justice, for all except Donald Trump.

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Did a DNC update for you,.

TexAgs91 said:

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Is CNN really that dumb?

Of course they are

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No, they are just doing what the Democrats have been doing for decades, spreading the "Big Lie".

DallasAg 94 said:

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I have a very Liberal co-worker who lived in Michigan, then Seattle, then, Sacramento. He now lives in Austin. His degree is in Political Science.

We went round-and-round as he kept proclaiming we lived in a Democracy. SMH... he can't even look at me and still believes we are a Democracy. I literally had to walk him through the Electoral College.

POLI SCI! It is what his "science" is based in.

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It is simple, in a Democracy, it is winner take all. In a Republic, we have what is called an "Electoral College" which elects the President.

That is the difference.

I think the correct terminology is that the United States is a democratic republic. It is a democracy because the people govern themselves, but we also have 50 sovereign states and the people of each state elect representatives to speak for them.

It's actually a bit more complicated than that and the US governance is incompletely described by either term - democracy or republic.

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I think the correct terminology is that the United States is a democratic republic. It is a democracy because the people govern themselves, but we also have 50 sovereign states and the people of each state elect representatives to speak for them.

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Democratic representatve republic/

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DallasAg 94 said:

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I have a very Liberal co-worker who lived in Michigan, then Seattle, then, Sacramento. He now lives in Austin. His degree is in Political Science.

We went round-and-round as he kept proclaiming we lived in a Democracy. SMH... he can't even look at me and still believes we are a Democracy. I literally had to walk him through the Electoral College.

POLI SCI! It is what his "science" is based in.

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It is simple, in a Democracy, it is winner take all. In a Republic, we have what is called an "Electoral College" which elects the President.

That is the difference.

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In a DIRECT democracy, that's probably true. We're a representative democracy. But it's still a democracy.

Nobody in this country that calls it a democracy actually thinks we're voting on federal laws. Even if they don't know how government works (god help us), they know we have elections.

So when people say we live in a democracy, they mean a representative democracy. It's asinine to infer they mean direct democracy and then try to argue from there.

Yes it's a republic. But it's also a democracy.

Why is some ignorant Irishman on CNN discussing American government?

I hope he didn't get his US citizenship because he obviously couldn't pass the test on US government.

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APHIS AG said:

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DallasAg 94 said:

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I have a very Liberal co-worker who lived in Michigan, then Seattle, then, Sacramento. He now lives in Austin. His degree is in Political Science.

We went round-and-round as he kept proclaiming we lived in a Democracy. SMH... he can't even look at me and still believes we are a Democracy. I literally had to walk him through the Electoral College.

POLI SCI! It is what his "science" is based in.

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It is simple, in a Democracy, it is winner take all. In a Republic, we have what is called an "Electoral College" which elects the President.

That is the difference.

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In a DIRECT democracy, that's probably true. We're a representative democracy. But it's still a democracy.

Nobody in this country that calls it a democracy actually thinks we're voting on federal laws. Even if they don't know how government works (god help us), they know we have elections.

So when people say we live in a democracy, they mean a representative democracy. It's asinine to infer they mean direct democracy and then try to argue from there.

Yes it's a republic. But it's also a democracy.

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It's not asinine, you don't have a constitutional right to vote. The past two elections that republicans have won the left has cried that it's not fair they didn't win the popular vote. There are millions of people in this country that don't understand or want to abolish the electoral college. That's facts. Keep carrying water, it's hilarious.

Trump brainwashed me all those decades ago in elementary school. I never knew.

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I think the correct terminology is that the United States is a democratic republic. It is a democracy because the people govern themselves, but we also have 50 sovereign states and the people of each state elect representatives to speak for them.

It's actually a bit more complicated than that and the US governance is incompletely described by either term - democracy or republic.

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I prefer Constitutional Republic. The democratic principles used in our nation are enumerated in the Constitution. The Constitution lays out the form of Government and the separation of powers.It also stresses the limits of powers the Federal Government has and are emphasized in the Bill of Rights.

And you are most certainly correct in stating. "It's actually a bit more complicated than that". The Federal Government is and has been usurping power that rightfully belongs to the people and the states.

it's the opposite

the last two Republican Presidents won in the Electoral College

while losing the popular "democracy" vote.

Geez cnn is so dumb. Ironic that many people that believe that we are a democracy would have zero rights in a true democracy.

Democracy = the 6 wolves and 4 sheep voting on what's for dinner

rocky the dog said:

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I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
And to the republic for which it stands.
One nation, under God. Indivisible (yeah, right).
With liberty, and justice, for all except Donald Trump.

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There is no comma between 'One nation' and 'under God' in the pledge of allegiance

Rush use explain it best. Best of seven games. One team scored 27 runs to 18 runs. But second team won 4 games. Who wins the series?