Satanic monument

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Majority rule would imply we live in a democracy, which we do not. We live in a democratic republic. We don't even elect the president by the majority. More than one president has lost the popular vote (or the majority vote) and still been elected president.

I'm not sure whether you are elaborating on my post or you thought I was arguing that we do live in a democracy. I no longer try to make the argument to people that we don't live in a democracy and in fact live in a constitutional republic, because they tend to get all glossy eyed.(democratic republic is a redundant term imo) I find it makes more sense to talk about the how and why rather than trying to override a lifetime of being told that we live in a democracy.

Majority rule does manifest itself to some degree in our system. Ballot initiatives are the most apt example.

 

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II no longer try to make the argument to people that we don't live in a democracy and in fact live in a constitutional republic, because they tend to get all glossy eyed.

We do live in something closer to democracy (everyone votes) than a republic (voting only by a select group or within limits). We were founded as a republic, but we expanded the franchise.

 

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We do live in something closer to democracy (everyone votes) than a republic (voting only by a select group or within limits). We were founded as a republic, but we expanded the franchise.

Definition of republic
re·pub·lic
riˈpəblik/
noun
noun: republic; plural noun: republics

1.
a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.

If we use your qualifier(voting only by a select group or within limits)it is still a republic. Aliens and felons do not have the right to vote.

We live in a constitutional republic.

 

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https://www.diffen.com/difference/Democracy_vs_Republic

The US is actually a Republic. It is governed by rule of law. The elected is supposed to be bound by oath to the written governing limits (ie constitution) yet vote "together" and create laws to address concerns of the represented in a democratic way

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C_YBhY11yA

 

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Hindus are joining in the fun.

https://rajanzed.com/rajan/index.ph...d-hanuman-statue-in-oklahoma-capitol-grounds/

 

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"Republic" covers a lot of ground.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic

Democracies are not limited to states where legislators are unbound by rule of law, nor do they lack representatives.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representative_democracy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_democracy

 

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If we use your qualifier(voting only by a select group or within limits)it is still a republic. Aliens and felons do not have the right to vote.

Non-citizens can't vote in democracies, either. Every democracy has restrictions on the franchise, such as age limits; lack of a criminal conviction is the removal of a right to vote, not a failure to grant it.

Besides, there is nothing in US law that prevents felons (former or current) from voting, and this changes from state to state.

 

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I think that we Dudeists need to petition for a statue, as well.

 

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Hindus are joining in the fun.

https://rajanzed.com/rajan/index.ph...d-hanuman-statue-in-oklahoma-capitol-grounds/

LOL, dominos are falling! Who is next? Muslims? Sikhs? Buddhists?