A democracy is a system where the people hold power THROUGH MAJORITY RULE... while a republic is a representative system where laws and a constitution protect individual and minority rights (like those of smaller or more rural States).
de Tocqueville warned us about the tyranny of the majority... and he wasn't even thinking about Tammany Hall. type politics, a proud Democrat party tradition still flourishing to this day.
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Replies to: "High school Civics. There's a reason we are a republic and not a democracy."
- take the 39 seconds to read the facts - und67 - 4:31pm 3/9/26
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- I miss the feudal system. - Rooney - 7:56pm 3/9/26
- High school Civics. There's a reason we are a republic and not a democracy. [LINK] - Curly1918 - 5:46pm 3/9/26
- Wha? Yer joking of course. [NT] - jimbasil - 5:26pm 3/9/26
- People vote, as it turns out, not land - Chris94 - 5:13pm 3/9/26
- You live in Louisiana. [NT]
- iairishcheeks - 5:29pm 3/9/26
- You are an incoherent weirdo. [NT]
- Chris94 - 5:31pm 3/9/26
- Cheeks thinks he can match your intelligence. He also thinks he’s an expert in everything [NT] - Domer From Hell - 9:16pm 3/9/26
- You never know when it's Cheeks or the 'Shrooms' talking... [NT] - TyroneIrish - 5:48pm 3/9/26
- How did Louisiana vote in the last election? [NT] - iairishcheeks - 5:36pm 3/9/26
- You are an incoherent weirdo. [NT]
- Chris94 - 5:31pm 3/9/26
- Hard to believe he went through that much effort...can only hope he's joking. [NT] - TyroneIrish - 5:21pm 3/9/26
- You live in Louisiana. [NT]
- iairishcheeks - 5:29pm 3/9/26
- Thanks for the dose of levity... [NT] - TyroneIrish - 4:57pm 3/9/26
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