Republic, Not Democracy

[Bapak2ja]

A friend sent this to me recently. I found it to be the best analysis of government, in terms of the basic paradigms, I have ever read. It explains the difference between basic governmental forms, including Republic and Democracy. It is the kind of teaching that should have been part of my high school government class, but was excluded due to the teacher's socialist bias.

This is extremely important for us to understand. With this knowledge, every sane and thinking person can understand what the Democratic Party is currently doing and how President Hussein is intentionally destroying the American economy so he and the Democratic Party elite can form a new governing oligarchy that rules for its own benefit. Please, take time to listen and learn.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DioQooFIcgE]YouTube - The American Form of Government[/ame]

God bless America!

 

[Bapak2ja]

Sorry for the failure to function properly on the lead post. I am trying to get the link to perform properly. Perhaps this one will work.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DioQooFIcgE]YouTube - The American Form of Government[/ame]

 

[Bapak2ja]

Well, I got it to work on the second try!!

My apologies to all for the fouled up link on the first post. I have no idea why it did not work the first time. But this is important information and vital knowledge, so I wanted to ensure it was available for general use.

 

[Vasili]

Thanks for the link but this is known by all schoolchildren from the day they're born.

Oh wait sorry that's just my dream.

 

[Bapak2ja]

Thanks for the link but this is known by all schoolchildren from the day they're born.

Oh wait sorry that's just my dream.

I wish you were right!! It is my dream also, and that is why I posted this.

 

[downzero]

The Volokh Conspiracy More on the Republic vs. Democracy Debate

 

[Bapak2ja]

The Volokh Conspiracy More on the Republic vs. Democracy Debate

Interesting discussion! I think that the discussion is extremely important. As citizens of the USA understand the different paradigms of government, they begin to understand what is at risk if we fail to "keep it" as Franklin commented.

As I said in my earlier posts, this information, and the distinctions between democracy, republic, oligarchy and monarchy is not taught in the public school system. I think it is not taught because those who control the public school system want to move the country to an oligarchy in which they are the elite that controls things. Therefore, this discussion will help us all to understand the various paradigms and empower us to make wise, informed decisions in the voting booth next November.

 

[downzero]

I actually have written some blogs on this issue as well. I'll find them and post them when I get time.

 

[rambone]

That is an amazing video that is presented extremely well. I've seen it before and have passed it around to quite a few people.

 

[downzero]

Are we a Republic, a Democracy, or Both? Tim Nuccio's Blog

It was based on this series of posts from Professor Eugene Volokh of UCLA Law:

This one was based on a comment that I left for him:
The Volokh Conspiracy Wishful Linguistics

Perhaps my dictionary says different things, but “representative democracy” is a contradiction. “Democracy” is a system of government rule by the people–all of the people. Referring to a “republic” or a “democratic republic” as a democracy strikes me as improper. Even if the common usage today of the word “democracy” is a form of government similar to ours, where representatives are democratically elected, this still strikes me as incorrect. “Democratic” is not the same as “democracy.”
A “republic,” on the other hand, need not even be “democratic” in nature, although ours unquestionably has democratic methods of choosing representatives.
I suspect, as the resolution did, that this was intentional by the framers. I don’t approve of their methods of asserting it, but I do think that their basic reason for doing so was correct. No state government in this country is a “democracy,” although it’s arguable that methods like the one used in Proposition 8 reek of the democracy that the framers feared.

That was the comment I left that sparked the post


The Volokh Conspiracy Wishful Linguistics

Which Further sparked this post when people commented on that post:

The Volokh Conspiracy Originalism and Linguistic Questions

 

[downzero]

Are we a Republic, a Democracy, or Both? Tim Nuccio's Blog

It was based on this series of posts from Professor Eugene Volokh of UCLA Law:

This one was based on a comment that I left for him:
The Volokh Conspiracy Wishful Linguistics

Perhaps my dictionary says different things, but “representative democracy” is a contradiction. “Democracy” is a system of government rule by the people–all of the people. Referring to a “republic” or a “democratic republic” as a democracy strikes me as improper. Even if the common usage today of the word “democracy” is a form of government similar to ours, where representatives are democratically elected, this still strikes me as incorrect. “Democratic” is not the same as “democracy.”
A “republic,” on the other hand, need not even be “democratic” in nature, although ours unquestionably has democratic methods of choosing representatives.
I suspect, as the resolution did, that this was intentional by the framers. I don’t approve of their methods of asserting it, but I do think that their basic reason for doing so was correct. No state government in this country is a “democracy,” although it’s arguable that methods like the one used in Proposition 8 reek of the democracy that the framers feared.

That was the comment I left that sparked the post


The Volokh Conspiracy Wishful Linguistics

Which Further sparked this post when people commented on that post:

The Volokh Conspiracy Originalism and Linguistic Questions

 

[DragonGunner]

I'm just learning about these differances myself an the history of how our forefathers viewed this....I found this that sparked my interest..

" Remember democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, an murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide." John Adams 1814

 

[rambone]

Check out the full 30 minutes.

YouTube - Overview of America