We're not even a constitional republic anymore.
We have been overthrown by the Deep State which only faintly pretends that the voters have some influence on the elections.
democracy is not in danger because you are right we are not, but the democracy tag they spew is THIER DEMOCRACY the way they want it the way they see it and you will accept it.
East Germany was a “democracy”
The People’s Republic of China is a “democracy”
North Korea is a “democracy”
“Democracy” is a word which changes to sometimes a totally contrary meaning, depending on who is using it and the context.
There is a democratic process, in which there are enumerated votes from all the enfranchised voters, and the majority rules. But this process is subject to periodic review of the accomplishments of the elected individuals, and the opportunity to vote for somebody else if the previously elected person does not measure up to expectations, again, the majority rules.
I don’t want a ‘democracy.’ The French Revolution and guillotines was a ‘democracy.’ Small ‘d’ democracy is MOB RULE, period.
This country was founded as a constitutional republic. A representative form of government protected and regulated by a constitution of individual rights and prohibitions to government.
Our founders envisioned only the House of Representatives as being the peoples’ voice that is frequently reassessed (every 2 years) as the pulse of the peoples’ hopes, wants and dreams.
Other longer term and ‘union’ based issues (such as national defense and foreign affairs) were envisioned as the Senate purview - they were to be elected by states’ legislatures. We really effed that up with popular voting, IMO.
The only solace that I have right now is President Trump and the USSC’s recent rulings against ridiculous government overreach like the Chevron Doctrine, etc.
I’ve heard that President Trump wants to be a dictator for just one day. A day that I believe that would go a Loonnnnnggg way towards beating back this monster of an oppressive government we’ve let fester and metastasize.
You’d think Maine-iacs would know that.
The scales have fallen from your eyes too?
It’s as if when the Deep State presented Hillary, the people told them I raise you a Trump, they raised us a Biden to rub it in our face. There would be no greater humiliation/demoralization to the resistance than for Biden to be re-elected b