To: albie
Could it be said that we have a “democratic republic”, where the majority elect representatives to legislate?
To: aSeattleConservative
Makes me think of the democratic people’s republic of N. Korea.
5 posted on
04/26/2010 9:57:57 AM PDT by
mrmeyer
("When brute force is on the march, compromise is the red carpet." Ayn Rand)
To: aSeattleConservative
Makes me think of the democratic people’s republic of N. Korea.
6 posted on
04/26/2010 9:57:59 AM PDT by
mrmeyer
("When brute force is on the march, compromise is the red carpet." Ayn Rand)
To: aSeattleConservative
Could it be said that we have a “democratic republic”, We have a Representative Republic. Or, at least, we used to.
I think it was Franklin who said, "Two wolves and a sheep deciding what's for lunch is a Democracy. Two wolves and an armed sheep deciding what's for lunch is a republic."
7 posted on
04/26/2010 10:06:49 AM PDT by
Bloody Sam Roberts
("You'd better start swimming or sink like a stone, for the times they are a changin'...")
To: aSeattleConservative
No. We have a Representative Republic.
8 posted on
04/26/2010 10:10:01 AM PDT by
Michael Barnes
(Call me when the bullets start flying.)
To: aSeattleConservative
“Could it be said that we have a “democratic republic”, where the majority elect representatives to legislate”?
...that works. Although I prefer a “Representative Republic”.
10 posted on
04/26/2010 10:16:41 AM PDT by
albie
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