April 15th, 2009 The Start of Revoltion: Tax Day Tea Parties Nationwide!
Registered User
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 1,808
From: San Jose, CA
Car Info: 2015 WRX
I'll highlight the key phrase for you:
You're acting as if a "democracy" and "representative democracy" are the same. They are not. A democracy is controlled by the people, a representative democracy is controlled by representatives of groups of people. There is a distinct difference between those two concepts; one of them takes the power out of the hands of the common citizen and disenfranchises dissenting opinion. To wit: your individual vote is literally meaningless if you are the minority in a voting district. In a democracy, every vote is counted.
To be honest, I don't even like discussing democracy because it's not my preferred form of government, it's technically not our government (we're a "constitutional republic"), nor did most of the founding fathers subscribe to it. Most people in this country consistently misuse political terminology, which at first glance seems unimportant, but when you consider the power of language, it actually has a significant impact (e.g.: death tax vs. estate tax fiasco).
To be honest, I don't even like discussing democracy because it's not my preferred form of government, it's technically not our government (we're a "constitutional republic"), nor did most of the founding fathers subscribe to it. Most people in this country consistently misuse political terminology, which at first glance seems unimportant, but when you consider the power of language, it actually has a significant impact (e.g.: death tax vs. estate tax fiasco).
Last edited by saqwarrior; Apr 12, 2009 at 08:53 AM.
Thread Starter
VIP Member
iTrader: (22)
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 9,546
From: Vacaville
Car Info: 2018 STi
Registered User
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 5,686
From: I was up above it, now I'm down in it
Car Info: New Government Motors SUV!
Registered User
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 1,808
From: San Jose, CA
Car Info: 2015 WRX
Regarding one of the photographs above: it annoys me when people cite "In God We Trust" as some sort of evidence of this being a "Christian nation." That wasn't on any of our currency until after the Coinage Act in 1864 and it wasn't the official motto of the U.S. until the 1950s.
I firmly believe that most of the problems we experience as a nation arise from people trying to change the original design and limits created by the founding fathers.
I firmly believe that most of the problems we experience as a nation arise from people trying to change the original design and limits created by the founding fathers.
Registered User
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 5,686
From: I was up above it, now I'm down in it
Car Info: New Government Motors SUV!
Regarding one of the photographs above: it annoys me when people cite "In God We Trust" as some sort of evidence of this being a "Christian nation." That wasn't on any of our currency until after the Coinage Act in 1864 and it wasn't the official motto of the U.S. until the 1950s.
I firmly believe that most of the problems we experience as a nation arise from people trying to change the original design and limits created by the founding fathers.
I firmly believe that most of the problems we experience as a nation arise from people trying to change the original design and limits created by the founding fathers.
Ironically I can't finish my rant because I'm off to my night class
