tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post5137362949144754078..comments2024-03-28T03:14:51.294-05:00Comments on Dad29: "Shut Up!" Quoth ObamaDad29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-20572870569996339252011-12-06T08:07:19.156-06:002011-12-06T08:07:19.156-06:00Call it what you like, but this country is a repre...Call it what you like, but this country is a representative republic under all the usual definitions.<br /><br />YMMVDad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-36935417130285063252011-11-30T01:20:35.066-06:002011-11-30T01:20:35.066-06:00Just checking to see if you'd get a notice on ...Just checking to see if you'd get a notice on a post this old. But as long as I'm at it. Care to answer the question?jimspicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16316014985662331998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-55709682063345803522010-05-02T10:30:38.097-05:002010-05-02T10:30:38.097-05:00Well, beyond some Swiss cantons, can you point to ...Well, beyond some Swiss cantons, can you point to an example of a democracy?<br /><br />I'd suggest a republic is one type of democracy, a representative democracy.jimspicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16316014985662331998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-10361319159118810892010-05-02T09:59:52.881-05:002010-05-02T09:59:52.881-05:00Brief as possible: except for referendums and ele...Brief as possible: except for referendums and elections, which ARE "democracy," the US and State governments elect representatives and senators to vote on their behalf.<br /><br />That's why it's called a "republic." We do not directly vote on legislation and almost more important, not on REGULATION, either.<br /><br />The E.C. is another guard against "democracy" which both Ari and Plato were very chary about.Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-42252599724364541632010-05-02T09:14:32.053-05:002010-05-02T09:14:32.053-05:00You missed his point. Obama was trying to tell Am...You missed his point. Obama was trying to tell Americans on both sides to stop being such political drones:<br /><br /><br />"It may make your blood boil. Your mind may not be changed. But the practice of listening to opposing views is essential for effective citizenship,".J. Struppnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-33285002795914754222010-05-02T08:00:36.683-05:002010-05-02T08:00:36.683-05:00Nope, that doesn't cut it. We imbeciles consid...Nope, that doesn't cut it. We imbeciles consider the electoral college a form of indirect democracy.jimspicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16316014985662331998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-61288614264703630792010-05-01T21:45:44.544-05:002010-05-01T21:45:44.544-05:00How about three words? "Google 'Electora...How about three words? "Google 'Electoral College.'"Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-107286600669167742010-05-01T21:12:03.689-05:002010-05-01T21:12:03.689-05:00"...the United States of America is not now, ..."...the United States of America is not now, nor ever has been, a "democracy."<br /><br />Could you please briefly explain that for us morons? Under 100 words should do it.jimspicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16316014985662331998noreply@blogger.com