Subj : How Pure Democracy Fails
To   : DIGIMAUS
From : Mike Powell
Date : Tue Sep 24 2024 09:44:00

> [ I like the idea here but the term "democratic republic" is an oxymoron;
> they are two completely different ideas.  The US is a limited constitutional
> republic.  Democracy is just mob rule with a shortened name. ]

> From: https://tinyurl.com/p6xnrbzb (americanthinker.com)

>    Yet, there's a movement afoot to do just that.  It really isn't all that
>    new.  An earlier example of this movement culminated in 1913 with the
>    ratification of the 17^th Amendment.  The primary changes the 17^th
>    Amendment made to the Constitution was to provide for the direct popular
>    election of U.S.  senators, a function originally reserved only for the
>    state's legislatures.  As a result, the ability of less-populated states
>    to exercise their co-equal rights was eroded.

>    Presently, a push is gaining momentum to circumvent the Electoral
>    College, in favor of a national popular vote.  Changing how Senate seats
>    are assigned to states is also being advocated.  A "census-based" system
>    like the one used for determining the number of seats in the House of
>    Representatives, thereby, giving more populated states more seats and
>    votes in the Senate.

>    Whatever form and approach, the common goal is to replace the democratic
>    republic form of federal government with pure democracy.

They never stop to think that some of the things they've already (un)done
by removing some of the checks and balances are what is causing us this
supposed trouble with our system now.

Or they do stop to think and really are trying to ruin the Constitution and
the Republic it stands for.

Mike


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