I'm following this thread with interest, though I have no strong position on it. I find it interesting to think about the differences between understanding one's rights and the exercise thereof by different means to different ends.
However, this little bit stuck out at me, and I wanted a clarification:
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Originally Posted by The_Dunedan
America is -not- a Democracy. America is a Constitutional Republic, and is defined as such in our Constitution which is the supreme Law Of The Land. Learn the difference.
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Isn't it the case that America has aspects of a representative democracy via the presidential system under the constitutional republic? There is after all an election process, elected representatives of the people, and even an amendment process for the Constitution.
I figure the process is elaborate and requires a lot of support, but constitutional amendments imply a democratic process via elected representatives, do they not?