To: Be Careful
He is actually correct, which is why the founding fathers chose a representative republican form of government instead of democracy.
As the cliche goes, "Democracy is two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner."
4 posted on
01/31/2016 9:23:16 AM PST by
E. Pluribus Unum
("The goal of socialism is communism... Hatred is the basis of communism" --Vladimir Lenin)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
He is actually correct, which is why the founding fathers chose a representative republican form of government instead of democracy.The founding fathers didn't envision that the representatives would become so few in relation to the populace, or so remote, or so privileged. In short, I believe they didn't contemplate the possibility of an elected nobility.
To: E. Pluribus Unum
"Democracy is two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner."
Liberty is that sheep packing a rifle.
22 posted on
01/31/2016 10:02:10 AM PST by
dainbramaged
(Get out of my country now)
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