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"lardsoup" wrote in message
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What's your
problem - you think you're living in a democracy or something? Shut up
and do what the government tells you like a good citizen of a facist
state.

I'm not living in a democracy. It's a republic. Fascist state? Get
real.

The USA is a democratic republic at this point. A representative
democracy. Democracy is about how the decisions are made, or the
government is chosen; a republic is one of the forms such a government can
take. Neither of these are guarantees of freedom. And fascism, though it
is often associated with dictatorship, is more about the policies and
practices of a government, being one that 'exalts' the nation, or the race,
perhaps, above the individual'. But whether or not such a government
becomes in the end a dictatorship, such a government could still conceivably
have in the beginning been democratically elected.

Please point out where it says democracy in the constitution.

The USA is a democratic republic at this point. A representative
democracy. Democracy is about how the decisions are made, or the
government is chosen; a republic is one of the forms such a government can
take. Neither of these are guarantees of freedom. And fascism, though
it
is often associated with dictatorship, is more about the policies and
practices of a government, being one that 'exalts' the nation, or the
race,
perhaps, above the individual'. But whether or not such a government
becomes in the end a dictatorship, such a government could still
conceivably
have in the beginning been democratically elected.

"lardsoup" wrote in message
...
Please point out where it says democracy in the constitution.

The USA is a democratic republic at this point. A representative
democracy. Democracy is about how the decisions are made, or the
government is chosen; a republic is one of the forms such a government
can
take.

It is irrelevant whether the US Constitution explicity 'says democracy' to
whether in fact it is one.

The constitution does specify, however, (Artidcle I, Section 2, Clause 1)
that "The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every
second Year by the People of the several States ...", and for the other
house of the legislative branch, the Senate, which "shall be composed of two
Senators from each State, chosen by the Legislature thereof" (Article I,
Section 3, Clause 1). This looks pretty representative-democracy-ish to
me.

Actually, it's a republic based on democratic principles ...

We could actually pass amendments to the constitution removing/altering such
stuff as the "right" to free speech (1st amendment.)


"Ron McKinnon" wrote in message
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"lardsoup" wrote in message
...

What's your
problem - you think you're living in a democracy or something? Shut
up
and do what the government tells you like a good citizen of a facist
state.

I'm not living in a democracy. It's a republic. Fascist state? Get
real.

The USA is a democratic republic at this point. A representative
democracy. Democracy is about how the decisions are made, or the
government is chosen; a republic is one of the forms such a government can
take. Neither of these are guarantees of freedom. And fascism, though
it
is often associated with dictatorship, is more about the policies and
practices of a government, being one that 'exalts' the nation, or the
race,
perhaps, above the individual'. But whether or not such a government
becomes in the end a dictatorship, such a government could still
conceivably
have in the beginning been democratically elected.