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Originally Posted by nonsqtr";p="
We're somewhere between a democracy and a republic.
The "dynamic tension" between these approaches is embodied in the Constitution.
IMO that's part of the genius of the Founding Fathers, in terms of how they tried to set this thing up.
Today's "Democrats" and "Republicans" have nothing do to with either of the "philosophies" suggested by those terms. Case in point: today's "Neo-Con" Republicans lean towards a "majority rules" philosophy, which strictly speaking is more "democratic" than "republican".  |
Wrong.
The Democrats and Republicans live up to their names.
The Democrats are trying to gain power through votes (more Illegal Aliens, dead people, convicts included). This is also why Democrats are such a big tent Party, even though all their special interest groups conflict with one another's agenda almost all the time.
The Republican Party are for Republican principles, states rights and the Constitution. If Republicans fail to institute any reforms, its because Democrats obstruct it. The Democrats are the evil ones don't forget it. They burned down the Reichstag and blamed the Communists.