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Posted on 11/02/2020 8:39:16 AM PST by jazusamo
Yet another...ahem...'intelligent' person who doesn't know America is a Constitutional Republic.
If America were a democratic republic, as this person claims, then why is he mentioning constitutional rights?
Our rights would be determined by a majority in a democratic republic and not held inviolate like within our Constitutional Republic.
He contradicts himself within his own article and seems oblivious to it.
Half credit for mentioning “republic” instead of just “democracy”.
You're far more generous than I.
A spoiled generation will never give a rat’s rear how they got to live in the greatest nation ever. Never dealt with a war nor lack..they dont know how fortunate they are... and do not care.
All is taken for granted and nary a thought Kamala could possibly make their lives difficult.
I wish there was a way to impart the importance of voting.. but first I is who and what and why.
I wish.. but most do know much or Trump would be double digits ahead.
I wish there was a way to add misery to the lives of the spoiled.. a taste might change minds
I think you’re being a bit harsh.
Both terms are correct given the context.
We are a “democratic republic” in reference to our electoral process. We use voting by the citizens to elect our representatives.
We are a “constitutional republic” in reference to the limits put on our representatives after they are elected and the laws they must follow in their elected offices.
The author’s overall point is a good one(all American fought hard to give every citizen the right to vote, and now the greatest threat to that right to vote is election fraud by the Left, not the ‘systemic racism/sexism’ that barred some groups from voting, as the Left claims).
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These would be the same people who think anyone born here or elsewhere with an American parent is eligible to be President, like the last King of Thailand or Winston Churchill.
Both just as eligible as Rubio, Jindal, Haley, George P. Bush, Obama, Harris or Ted Cruz.
I read ATLAS SHRUGGED as a teenage sailor and with every passing day it seems more and more as if, at age 76, I am LIVING in that book! Donald Trump, Kayleigh McAneny, and many others remind me of heroic figures from that book. Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Nancy Pelosi and many others remind me of the villians in that book. I am reminded daily of this and the other thing that becomes more and more evident is that IDIOCRACY is, in so many ways, a documentary of modern times.
All the millions who vote for democrats in this election, no matter who wins, are fools and if Biden is somehow “ELECTED” they will wind up regretting their participation in destroying the last hope of the American REPUBLIC. Unless of course they simply continue to refuse to accept responsibility, in which case they will still be miserable.
Yeah....some of the posters here are debating semantics while missing the main point of the author, which is protecting voting integrity.
Bump!
Well said.
"Mostly legal voting"
They “found reason” to go 4 yrs after my President.. Trump deserves 4 more yrs to even it up.
Thanks for sharing your opinion. I haven't even begun to be harsh.
Both terms are correct given the context.
Again, thanks for sharing your opinion. I unequivocally disagree with your opinion.
We are a “democratic republic” in reference to our electoral process. We use voting by the citizens to elect our representatives.
That is a specious argument. You stipulate "in reference to our electoral process". We have democratic elements in our electoral process but that in no way changes our Constitutional Republic to a “democratic republic”.
Simply ask yourself this...did the democratic elements/process within the Constitution come before the Constitution? Which is preeminent?
We are a “constitutional republic” in reference to the limits put on our representatives after they are elected and the laws they must follow in their elected offices.
Another specious argument. Article I, Section 4, Clause 1 shows how our representatives are to be elected as well through the usage of a democratic process.
The Constitution does place limits on the powers granted to Congress, as you say, but that isn't the sole reason America is a Constitutional Republic as you claim.
The author’s overall point is a good one...
I'm not addressing his overall point, I'm addressing his complete lack of understanding as to what our form of government is in America.
When commenting on FR with my phone, it changes words and makes other changes I dont always catch.
I’ve been told I need to reset it.. but have to save everything and cannot do without a phone for that long..
It seems that I'm the poster you're addressing on the sly so why not address me directly if you have a beef with what I'm saying?
BTW, the issue is far more than a simple matter of semantics.
The issue (describing our form of government as something it isn't) drives directly to the heart of our inalienable rights, yet you think it's nothing more than a word game.
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