NEWSMAX guests habitually refer to our system as a “democracy”. Why?

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As a typical example see: Biden is Right: ‘Our Democracy is Under Threat’ — But by Him

Unlike a “democracy” where 51% of its participants rule, our Constitution guarantees a “Republican Form of Government” (See Article 4, Section 4) under which consent of the governed is required by three fourths (75%) of the participants (see Article 5), and not a mere majority as in a “democracy”, AKA mob-rule government.

John Adams, a prominent figure in the Revolutionary War and second President of the United States warns:

"Our hopes however of Sudden tranquility ought not to be too Sanguine. Fanaticism and Superstition will Still be Selfish, Subtle, intriguing, and at times furious. Despotism will Still Struggle for domination; Monarchy will Still Study to rival nobility in popularity; Aristocracy will continue to envy all above it, and despize and oppress all below it; Democracy will envy all, contend with all, endeavour to pull down all; and when by chance it happens to get the Upper hand for a Short time, it will be revengefull bloody and cruel. These and other Elements of Fanaticism and Anarchy will yet for a long time continue a Fermentation, which will excite alarms and require Vigilance. John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, 16 July 1814

So why does NEWSMAX have guests, such as Dick Morris, another example who falsely references to NEWSMAX’S viewers that our system is a “democracy”SOURCE, and does so to intentionally suggest that “democracy” is a desirable form of government?

Has Dick Morris not studied the very wording of our Constitution, and the wisdom expressed by our Founders?

“The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion. . . .” ___ Article 4, Section 4, United States Constitution.

And, James Madison in Federalist Paper No. 10 notes:

“A republic, by which I mean a government in which the scheme of representation takes place. . . The two great points of difference between a democracy and a republic are: First, the delegation of the government, in the latter, to a small number of citizens elected by the rest; Secondly, the greater number of citizens, and greater sphere of country, over which the latter may be extended.”

James Madison in Federalist Paper No. 14 goes on to further elaborate:

“It is, that in a democracy, the people meet and exercise the government in person; in a republic, they assemble and administer it by their representatives and agents. A democracy, consequently, will be confined to a small spot. A republic may be extended over a large region.”

Words do have meaning. So why does NEWSMAX, and Fox News, (both being referenced as “conservative” media outlets) habitually allow our system of government to be misrepresented as a “democracy”, and do so to cast a favorable light on “democracy” as opposed to our constitutionally limited “ Republican Form of Government?

JWK

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A government by democratically elected representatives.

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We get to vote on things.

“Democracy” is just a colloquialism. It’s not worth the agita to bicker over that.

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We don’t get to just vote on who has to drink the Hemlock.

Democratically elected, Republic.

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Democracy is the more general term…it does not mean 51% rule.

There are republican democracies (US), parliamentary democracies (many European nations and Canada) and there are also direct democracies (many towns in Vermont).

You are being unnecessarily semantic.

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Your cavalier and dismissive attitude is very telling.

It was recently suggested to me that referring to our system as a “democracy’ is today’s lazy way to reference our system. In response I pointed out, when it is done to give the impression that “democracy” is a desirable form of government, as is generally the case, the alarm bells of ignorance and naivety ring loud and clear, and indicate our public school system is suspiciously negligent in acquainting its students to the actual miracle our founders created.

There is no mystery why so many today confuse the unique system ___ a democratic and constitutionally limited “Republican form of government”___ which our Founders created, with a “democracy”. Our government operated schools are institutions of indoctrination, and have been very successful over the past generations in glossing over the uniqueness of the system our Founders created, and specific checks and balances contained therein which were intentionally designed to protect us from despotism and the extremes of “democracy.”

JWK

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Everything is telling, to you, it seems.

You do you.

I don’t have enough maalox to fight about it.

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One of the greatest hoaxes ever perpetuated on a people.

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the electoral college for president and
an appointed by the president, confirmed by democratically elected senate judiciary

id say a hybrid republic which have served our interests well for almost 250

Allan.

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I bet ole John is a real blast at parties… :rofl:

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Everyone knows generally that when most people refer to democracy they mean a form of government based on people having an input as opposed to an inherited royalty or a dictatorship.
Unless you are using such terms in an essay on political theory or history, that is sufficient.
Language in common discourse is fluid.

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What an Orwellian thing to say.

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Do you know what I’m talking about?

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I’m not sure that is what dem leaders mean by that.

They would love to have a democracy rather than a Republic.

For not so good reasons.

A tiny majority would give them the authority to run rough shod over the rest of us.

IMO.

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Many Democrats use the term “democracy” to mean “Trump is bad”. Also, I have heard democracy used to mean some district judge should be able to make executive decisions instead of elected officials.

Being fluid is one thing. Using the word to mean the exact opposite of what it has historically meant takes a Democrat.

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You know that goes both ways, right?

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But you did find time to stop by to express your dismissive and sophomoric opinion.

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Of course. It was refreshing.

You are easy to trigger.

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Hamilton observes with respect to the notion that democracy is a desirable form of government . . .

“It has been observed, by an honorable gentleman, that a pure democracy, if it were practicable, would be the most perfect government. Experience has proved that no position in politics is more false than this. The ancient democracies, in which the people themselves deliberated, never possessed one feature of good government. Their very character was tyranny; their figure, deformity. When they assembled, the field of debate presented an ungovernable mob, not only incapable of deliberation, but prepared for every enormity. In these assemblies, the enemies of the people brought forward their plans of ambition systematically. They were opposed by their enemies of another party; and it became a matter of contingency, whether the people subjected themselves to be led blindly by one tyrant or by another.” ___ Saturday, June 21, 1788 in Convention.

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Seem that the thread has actually triggered your adolescent nature.