The U.S. is a Republic, not a democracy.
A republic, if we can keep it. The president is only a national figure in times of war, otherwise he or she should be of minor importance to citizens of the several states. Until we get back to a federal system, where the states have sovereignty and self-determination, we will forever be but a shadow of what the Constitution clearly outlines.
Constitutional Republic.
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In 2014 two Princeton professors concluded that America is an Oligarchy:
“…Our analyses suggest that majorities of the American public actually have little influence over the policies our government adopts. Americans do enjoy many features central to democratic governance, such as regular elections, freedom of speech and association, and a widespread (if still contested) franchise. But we believe that if policy making is dominated by powerful business organizations and a small number of affluent Americans, then America’s claims to being a democratic society are seriously threatened.”
Meanings of words change over time. “Democracy” in modern English means a republic where the representatives are freely chosen by the people and government’s legitimacy comes from consent of the governed, not the pure democracy of ancient Athens. Justice Scalia referred to America as a “Democracy” all the time.
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