Nice dml content. you all complain about so much mail and yet you keep
posting crap.
Alex Harris wrote:
> Are we a democracy?
>
> "Democracy is a form of government in which the major decisions of
> government -- or the direction of policy behind these decisions -- rests
> directly or indirectly on the freely given consent of the majority of the
> adults governed."
>
> "...it is necessary to dissolve certain misconceptions that have often
> plagued discussions of democracy. The first is the view that the only
> genuine democracy is “direct” democracy in which all citizens of the
> community are present and collectively pass on all legislation..."
>
> "The second misconception is the identification of, or confusion between,
> the terms democracy and republic. Strictly speaking, a republican form of
> government is one in which the position of the chief titular head of
> government is not hereditary."
>
> Anyone with an interest in the democratic form of government should visit
> the following essay as a starting place. Lots of great info!
>
> http://gi.grolier.com/presidents/ea/side/democrcy.html
>
> - Alex
>
> > But that's why the Unites States are NOT a Democracy,
> > we are a Republic.
> >
> > (My mom's boyfriend is a high school Government
> > teacher, he woulda killed me if I didn't pay attention
> > to this stuff in school)
> >
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