Comments for The PolyPartisan http://polypartisan.org/wordpress Taking back America, one District at a time. Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:59:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 Comment on This is not democracy! by jayratch http://polypartisan.org/wordpress/?p=15#comment-3 jayratch Tue, 11 Nov 2008 06:03:11 +0000 http://polypartisan.org/wordpress/?p=15#comment-3 To be sure, it is true that the founders did not want a direct democracy. That is not the sense in which I meant the word. The founders DID clearly express their concern about the dangers of political parties, and we are today experiencing the realization of that fear. The word "democracy" is used pretty commonly in American politics and culture to refer to the ideal of a goverment that is of, by, and for "The People." In point of fact, if you merely substitute the word "republic" for the word "democracy", my argument would not change. The citizenry have relatively little choice in who their leaders are, and while it is hypothetically possible to shape within the parties, most people simply don't have time. Presenting more choices at the polls would make the nation more of a republic in the founding sense by helping to combat "party line" voting and thoughtless political decisions. To be sure, it is true that the founders did not want a direct democracy. That is not the sense in which I meant the word. The founders DID clearly express their concern about the dangers of political parties, and we are today experiencing the realization of that fear.

The word “democracy” is used pretty commonly in American politics and culture to refer to the ideal of a goverment that is of, by, and for “The People.”

In point of fact, if you merely substitute the word “republic” for the word “democracy”, my argument would not change. The citizenry have relatively little choice in who their leaders are, and while it is hypothetically possible to shape within the parties, most people simply don’t have time. Presenting more choices at the polls would make the nation more of a republic in the founding sense by helping to combat “party line” voting and thoughtless political decisions.

]]> Comment on This is not democracy! by Nunya http://polypartisan.org/wordpress/?p=15#comment-2 Nunya Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:16:35 +0000 http://polypartisan.org/wordpress/?p=15#comment-2 I think you need to realize that the United States is not a Democracy. In fact, the founders feared a democracy, hence the reason we are a REPUBLIC and that all states are required by the Constitution to have a republican form of government. I think you need to realize that the United States is not a Democracy. In fact, the founders feared a democracy, hence the reason we are a REPUBLIC and that all states are required by the Constitution to have a republican form of government.

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