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In the summer of 1787, fifty-five men got together in Philadelphia to write a new Constitution for the United States, replacing the new nation’s original blueprint, the Articles of Confederation. But why, exactly? What problems were the framers trying to solve? Was the Constitution designed to advance democracy, or to rein it in?
S4 E2: “The Excess of Democracy”
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American History
Constitution
Taxes
Democracy
Economics
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I will take the Constitution. And we are not a Democracy, we are a Constitutional Republic
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
Did You Vote? I Got to Vote! and I'm Just a Poor Retired Sailor. Not Roman Aristocracy! Sounds Like Democracy to Me! While "Democracy" can be Vague Sometimes, Republicanism can be More So!
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
The English Civil War Part 2 Cromwell
THE GREAT ENGLISH REVOLUTION
Are You a Cromwellian Republican? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6SM3PjexkU
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
Terror Robespierre and the French Revolution
(C) ALL their respective owners. No personal work here
Are You a Jacobin French Republican? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suZdYkZ_feM
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Here we go again with the standard right-wing reply; we are not a democracy, we are a republic.
They do not seem to understand that a Republic is a form of democracy.
Just for clarification:
"A republic (from Latin res publica 'public affair') is a "state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a "government, or system of government, of such a state." Previously, especially in the 17th and 18th centuries, the term was used to imply a state with a democratic or representative constitution (constitutional republic), but more recently it has also been used of autocratic or dictatorial states not ruled by a monarch. It is now chiefly used to denote any non-monarchical state headed by an elected or appointed president."
"Democracy is a form of government in which the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation ("direct democracy"), or to choose governing officials to do so ("representative democracy")."
Not all democracies are republics, but all true republics are democracies.
They do not seem to understand that a Republic is a form of democracy.
Just for clarification:
"A republic (from Latin res publica 'public affair') is a "state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a "government, or system of government, of such a state." Previously, especially in the 17th and 18th centuries, the term was used to imply a state with a democratic or representative constitution (constitutional republic), but more recently it has also been used of autocratic or dictatorial states not ruled by a monarch. It is now chiefly used to denote any non-monarchical state headed by an elected or appointed president."
"Democracy is a form of government in which the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation ("direct democracy"), or to choose governing officials to do so ("representative democracy")."
Not all democracies are republics, but all true republics are democracies.
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MSG Stan Hutchison thanks for the FACTS... she still won't believe you... but really... who gives a $hit.
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