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Have You Ever Wondered Why Deep State Actors and Media Repeaters Use the Word “Democracy” Instead Of “Constitutional Republic”?
Liberty Daily ^ | November 22, 2022 | By Matthew Burke

Posted on 11/22/2022 8:59:13 AM PST by Red Badger

I believe this is from the Dan Smoot Report from the 1960s:

VIDEO AT LINK...........

“The ideal of a constitutional republic is individual liberty. In this century, great strides have been made toward the goal of subverting our republic, and transforming it into a democracy. The foremost tactic of the subverters is subversion of “language” — by calling America a democracy, until people thoughtlessly accept the term, and use the term. Totalitarians have obscured the real meanings and principles of American government.” ~ Dan Smoot

Notice that Benjamin Franklin did NOT say “a democracy if you can keep it”. He said, famously, “a REPUBLIC if you can keep it“. Notice the song is NOT called “Battle Hymn of the Democracy”. It’s called “Battle Hymn of the REPUBLIC”.

Embarrassingly, many Republicans, even some good ones, fall into the trap of calling the United States a “democracy.” They should immediately stop.

Language matters and we should not allow the evil left to twist it without opposition.


TOPICS: Education; Government; History; Politics
KEYWORDS: democracy; neverdemocracy; nodemocracy; notdemocracy; republic
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To: Red Badger

All true we see it daily now


41 posted on 11/22/2022 9:42:23 AM PST by Vaduz (LAWYERS )
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To: Red Badger

Democracy implies that there is a certain unfairness between the haves and have nots and voting allows the underclass to right the wrongs of injustices inherent in the system.


42 posted on 11/22/2022 9:42:47 AM PST by databoss
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To: ConservativeInPA
Yep, like I wrote in #39 above, electoral college and congressional voting is different because it's a constrained membership and all are expected (and generally do) vote.

When most people talk about "being in the majority" they're thinking the majority of "the US population" or maybe "the US adult population", most of whom often do not vote.

43 posted on 11/22/2022 9:43:17 AM PST by dayglored (Strange Women Lying In Ponds Distributing Swords - Arthur Pendragon 2024)
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To: Red Badger

East Germany thought themselves a “democratic republic”.
North Korea calls themselves a “democratic republic”.


44 posted on 11/22/2022 9:44:21 AM PST by kaktuskid
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To: databoss

Quite simply, democracy is MOB RULE.

Famous ‘mobs’ -— Russian revolution, French Revolution......


45 posted on 11/22/2022 9:46:00 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: Red Badger

They use that word to drill it into minds that democrats are the sole and rightful owners of a “democracy “


46 posted on 11/22/2022 9:58:29 AM PST by digger48
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To: Ann Archy

DEMOCRACY is 3 wolves and 2 sheep deciding what’s for dinner!

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Anarchy is one wolf and 3 sheep, and the wolf still decides what’s for dinner.

Our constitutional republic and/or representative democracy still wont stand if the constraints of government are not enforced.


47 posted on 11/22/2022 10:05:22 AM PST by z3n (Kakistocracy)
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To: Sequoyah101

yep, they are even letting the criminals vote now!

Is it any real surprise that after allowing felons to vote.. that DA starting getting elected that promised not to prosecute certain crimes and to let people out of jail?

Of course the criminals are going to vote for people who want enforce the law and will let them out of jail !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


48 posted on 11/22/2022 10:06:17 AM PST by TexasFreeper2009
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To: Red Badger

Because they WANT democracy. Mob rule. The worst governments in history are “democracies.”


49 posted on 11/22/2022 10:15:28 AM PST by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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To: Yo-Yo

Wilson used the term a lot also!


50 posted on 11/22/2022 10:17:25 AM PST by Reily
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To: Red Badger
A constitutional republic is a form of democracy. Very few people are advocating for a complete direct democracy.

Arguing about whether the US is a "democracy" vaguely defined or a "constitutional republic" is just like moving deck chairs around on the Titanic.

Under a constitutional republic, states have more powers and rights, not individuals. In some cases, the feds have come to the rescue of individuals against the crimes committed against them by the states.

The real change is that "democracy" use to mean government by white male landowners. This meant that people who tended to be more sensible and had a larger stake in the future of the US were the only ones who voted. Now anyone above a certain age can vote which means more gimmedats voting to take things away from the productive few.

States' rights were dealt a massive blow after the Civil War when they were manacled to slavery. Since then cities and states have tended to overpromise their residents and run deficits that need to be filled in from the feds who are the only ones who can print money.

Even if there were some attempts to revive States' Rights, the feds could just come in and take all their subsidies away.

The real fight is not between "democracy" vaguely defined and a constitutional republic. It is a fight between oligarchy and representative and constitutional democracy, i.e. a democracy that truly represents the people and is limited by a constitution regardless of what the government or the people wish it to say.

The oligarchs are busy importing waves of gimmedats into the US. They claim this is because they care about the individuals who are coming in, but in reality they know that it will create a crisis that they can claim they are the only ones capable of fixing. Anyone who argues otherwise will be labeled a racist xenophobe.

Ultimately it is not the hordes of gimmedats we have to worry about, but the oligarchs who pretend to represent us that need to go.

51 posted on 11/22/2022 10:17:53 AM PST by who_would_fardels_bear (What is left around which to circle the wagons?)
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To: Red Badger

In a sound Republic we would teach this in our schools. However, our failed public schools foreshadows our failed republic.


52 posted on 11/22/2022 10:19:53 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: Red Badger

Exactly right.


53 posted on 11/22/2022 10:20:10 AM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith…)
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To: Red Badger

We lost the republic with the 17th amendment federalizing the senate. State control and representation through the senate was the linchpin to the founders vision.


54 posted on 11/22/2022 10:47:14 AM PST by MTsumi
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To: MTsumi

Agree!


55 posted on 11/22/2022 10:47:58 AM PST by Reily
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To: Red Badger; All

I pledge allegiance to the Flag…


56 posted on 11/22/2022 10:51:31 AM PST by Cobra64 (Common sense isn’t common anymore.)
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To: Red Badger
Why James Madison Hated Democracy
57 posted on 11/22/2022 10:53:06 AM PST by mewzilla (We will never restore the republic if we don't first secure the ballot box.)
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To: mewzilla

See Federalist No.10.


58 posted on 11/22/2022 10:54:19 AM PST by mewzilla (We will never restore the republic if we don't first secure the ballot box.)
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To: Red Badger; All
These jerk politicians who swore an oath to the Constitution and collect $200,000 salary to sit in their ass, never read the Constitution nor the Declaration. Neither document contains the word, “democracy.”

There should be a Constitutional test. If you fail, go home.

59 posted on 11/22/2022 10:55:18 AM PST by Cobra64 (Common sense isn’t common anymore.)
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To: Red Badger
The ideal of a constitutional republic is individual liberty.

Individual liberty is allowing a communist takeover of the USA.

60 posted on 11/22/2022 10:55:29 AM PST by Jim Noble (The Decline of America is a Choice )
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