Bad Bob wrote:
https://mises.org/wire/stop-saying-were-republic-not-democracy?gclid=CjwKCAiAs8acBhA1EiwAgRFdw6DMOVHTkWMeJxHwjAGiLveh5pgXYPrJgF1PmJ0cPYqAwQXIaQWdmBoCGJ4QAvD_BwE
Please try to explain this to Larai using little words.
Lmao!.. Did you even read the entire article!.. and maybe check out Madison's definition of "democracy" I'm bettin you didn't because Madison's definition can also be found in the Federalist papers #10.. Which debunks your theory!
" From this view of the subject it may be concluded that a pure democracy, by which I mean a society consisting of a small number of citizens, who assemble and administer the government in person, can admit of no cure for the mischiefs of faction... Hence it is that such democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention; have ever been found incompatible with personal security or the rights of property; and have in general been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths. [Emphasis added.]
Madison continues: .
The two great points of difference between a democracy and a republic are: first, the delegation of the government, in the latter, to a small number of citizens elected by the rest; secondly, the greater number of citizens, and greater sphere of country, over which the latter may be extended.
In Federalist No. 10, Madison then defines a republic simply as "a government in which the scheme of representation takes place."
Later, in Federalist No. 39, Madison defines a republic further:
…we may define a republic to be, or at least may bestow that name on, a government which derives all its powers directly or indirectly from the great body of the people, and is administered by persons holding their offices during pleasure, for a limited period, or during good behavior. It is ESSENTIAL to such a government that it be derived from the great body of the society, not from an inconsiderable proportion, or a favored class of it; otherwise a handful of tyrannical nobles, exercising their oppressions by a delegation of their powers, might aspire to the rank of republicans, and claim for their government the honorable title of republic. It is SUFFICIENT for such a government that the persons administering it be appointed, either directly or indirectly, by the people; and that they hold their appointments by either of the tenures just specified…"
IF you're referring to politics today, we have crooks, thieves & generally corrupt.. you can thank Dems for mob rule, which is what they are turning this country into what they Say is "democracy" going by Madison's definition is NOT a good thing for the People of this country! Period! Constitutional Republic is what our founders meant us to have, small gov't, that goes home after their sessions, and WORK for the People!..
But I knew you couldn't be courteous to save your Butt!..