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I'm always amazed how lazy people can be here. A 10 second search, that's it.
Here's your easily searched info.
"The USA has been a Constitutional Republic since 1789: “A continual republic is a state in which the head of state and other officials are representatives of the people and must govern within an existing constitution. In a constitutional republic, executive, legislative, and judicial powers are separate into distinct branches.”
There is a difference between a constitutional republic and a democracy. A “democracy is run by people and republic is run by the laws of constitution.”
A Constitutional Republic is a system of laws to protect citizens and contain government. Tyranny of Democracy is not an idle statement. 51.1 percent may force it’s will on 49.9 percent in a Democracy! This is on display in the House of Representative’s current impeachment dealings, which are controlled by a Democratic majority."
Basic civics. Everyone should know this without having to ask, "What's the difference?"
Hardly, 99.9% of the time it's CRT, LGBTQ marches, and Snivel Rights.
About 0.1% of the time is about our U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, our forefathers, and how our government was meant to be conducted.
No, hence the suggestion.
Everyone doesn't know, not even remotely close. You not being able to explain your position without insulting and saying "look it up" is probably why.
Look it up where? I did look it up. Here's what I got:
"A democratic republic is a form of government operating on principles adopted from a republic and a democracy. As a cross between two entirely separate systems, democratic republics may function on principles shared by both republics and democracies.
Common definitions of the terms democracy and republic often feature overlapping concerns, suggesting that many democracies function as republics, and many republics operate on democratic principles,"
So how about instead of acting like some superior being you have a discussion?
OK, fair point. I come from a time when civics was taught in highschool.
I apologize for being a little aggressive, there's some here who do absolutely nothing but argue and complain about small things. The challenge fit the M.O., so I thought you were another one of them. Mea Culpa.
So, what you found was a revisionists attempt to dilute two very distinct and separate things. You can always see this when they use doublespeak to blow off the importance of the subject in question.
A Constitutional Republic and a Democracy, are two different things. Whereas a Comstitutional Republic is governed by a written Constitutional Law, A Democracy is naught but an ideological guideline that can be swayed whichever way the wind blows. Coincidentally, this is exactly what's been going on with our government:instead of legislating according to the Constitution, they've been legislating by Democracy (mob rule) only, and ignoring the Constitution wholesale.
One is very dissimilar from the other, BUT can be done hand in hand if done with the Constitution as the bar to not cross.
Thank you! I appreciate the information. I'm just trying to learn.
I understand we don't live in a democracy, but I'm still fuzzy on why calling a republic that follows democratic principles a democratic republic is wrong.
To me that sounds like a perfect description of what we are. Is the point of contention that it's what we ARE but not what we're supposed to be?
I'll give you one example to chew on: The Democratic Peoples Republic of North Korea.
If that doesn't make things click, I'm not sure how else to get the point across.
"Democracy" isn't a standard on which our laws are (supposed to be) based, the constitution is. Hence "constitutional republic".
We use the Democratic principle of voting to choose representatives who in turn vote to enact legislation, but that legislation is (supposed to be) guided and limited by the constitution, we and our elected leaders can't arbitrarily decide laws based simply on voting for it democratically.
For instance, legally, even a supermajority in Congress and the Senate can't make a law that robs a person of life, liberty, or property (the accumulated result of living your life freely) because, even if it's voted in favor of, we are a constitutional republic, not a democratic one. The constitution can't be voted against except in some extreme case where almost all of the states get together and say "alright, this isn't working, we need to overhaul something."
There’s too much of that on this site. People get downright insulted when you ask a question.
Only when certain basic knowledge questions are asked or challenged.
If on this site, there are certain elementary topics people should just know; why we're a Constitutional Republic vs a Democracy is just one of those things.
The problems arise when those who do not know begin prattling on like they do know and it just comes off as ignorant. It gets tiresome when you have to explain a topic, constantly, when the knowledge is at the fingertips of everyone.🤷♂️
Many people here are not going to have the same education as you are. Many people on this site aren't even American. To assume they "should" know the things you do is a little narrow minded.
Personally, I never have any qualms sharing the information I've found, no matter how many times people ask me. I find it almost funny how many people get downright butthurt when they get asked for more info.