Apparently people want to live in a democracy; the US happens to be a republic. If you prefer majority (mob) rule, please do so outside USA.
I'm trying to understand what this is a response to. The idea is if we used the popular vote: mob rule?
-
-
this was more-or-less the debate around the 17th Amendment, which I think went pretty well. Thoughts?
-
Was the vote turnout ~ 58%? So, there is no majority for either party; just say'in we're a republic - why? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federalist_No._10 …
-
Madison suggests that a representative republic form of government is more effective against factions than a direct democracy.
End of conversation
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.