Posted on 07/13/2024 4:52:27 AM PDT by MtnClimber
Ever since he dazzled the world with speechifying on behalf of the common man at the 2004 Democrat convention, Barack Obama has been pushing his own brand of “democracy.” Here we are, in 2024, and Joe Biden is parroting the Obama “democracy” talk. The way we know this blather is issuing from the latter, not the former, is because on July 4th, 2024, Obama predictably took the opportunity to tweet this:
The Fourth of July is about celebrating the big, bold, inclusive experiment that is our American democracy. And it has always been an experiment. Our democracy has never been guaranteed, which means we can’t take it for granted. We need to keep fighting for it, keep improving it, and keep making sure it reflects the better angels of our nature instead of the worst. That, more than anything, is what America is all about.
Judging from the sentiments expressed in that communiqué, the former president is either still unaware that America is a constitutional republic or is unequivocally invested in incrementally imposing majority rule upon a defenseless minority by issuing warnings that “democracy” is in peril.
The key difference between a democracy and a republic lies in the limits placed on government by the law, which has implications for minority rights. Both forms of government tend to use a representational system -- i.e., citizens vote to elect politicians to represent their interests and form the government. In a republic, a constitution or charter of rights protects certain inalienable rights that cannot be taken away by the government, even if it has been elected by a majority of voters. In a "pure democracy," the majority is not restrained in this way and can impose its will on the minority.
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The marxists don’t even believe in democracy. Even when they babble on about “the danger to our democracy!!!” they are lying.
“Ever since he dazzled the world with speechifying” Don’t pay much attention to most writers at AT, this is why.
Hussein was a stuttering fool that fateful day and remained so ever since. Only a person with a below average IQ would need a teleprompter to talk to 6th graders.
Once upon a time, East Germany styled itself as the German Democratic Republic. Their form of “democracy” was one man, one vote, one time, one way. The resulting regime was then to remain in power forever.
Nobody can hold a mandate “forever”.
Countervailing powers are institutional power centers beyond the centralized power of government. Alexis De Tocqueville and Hannah Arendt were both, at different times of history, much in agreement that this is a very real and compelling force in political movements.
The pendulum really does swing. Sometimes it is ponderous, and slow, other times it is swift and very violently bloody.
It is a delicate balancing act, to keep the pendulum swinging neither too slowly nor too quickly.
pure democracy is when 50.6% of the voters can Lord over the other 50.4%. it’s 3 men and 2 women on a desert island voting on who, when and how. it’s two wolves and one chicken deciding what’s for dinner. THESE United States of America are a REPUBLIC! you can thank the public indoctrination system for de-educating 2 generations of Americans children on how this country was meant to operate. we have arrived at the doorstep of pure socialism and are being pushed through that door to the next door. that one leads directly to COMMUNISM. “the goal of socialism is communism” Vladimir lenin.
I just attempted to post a link to this aritcle on Facebook.
It was IMMEDIATELY removed because they called it incorrect and hateful information.
Wow!
Welcome to 1984...
It’s a democracy as long as everyone does what they say. Even though they don’t follow their own dictates.
Otherwise,not doing what they say is a “threat to democracy”
Exactly right. Yet some would have us believe that he is the puppet master behind Biden. He was a puppet as well, just a slightly smarter puppet.
I think that quote was meant as sarcasm. AT does not have any paid writers. Articles are submitted by the public. Occasionally a paid editor will write an article.
TRUTH??? - "MUSLIMS" ....A mass of people who carry a "holy" book that says to murder all Jews and Christians who won't bow to their prophet.
And now we're flooding them into our country and even putting them into our government???
Can American citizens be more stupid or are we trying to destroy ourselves ???
That first Muslim president Obama said he "had a plan for America" .... and it was not for our good! Obama is a traitor against America and a lying Muslim who once attended a Christian church in Chicago.
Ever notice the Democrats always put “our” in front of democracy? “There’s your sign”.
And he admitted he was actually Kenyan. It was all out there for anyone paying attention.
Never have.
Never will.
We are “bitter clingers” to that POS Barry.
“making sure it reflects the better angels of our nature instead of the worst.”
It’s the devils I’m worried about. And I think you know who I am referring to, Barky.
Democracy is just fine by the Left/Democrats/Communists ... until the majority starts voting the “wrong way”.
Obama’s just a street hustling bull shitter salesman for a leftist agenda.
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