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basedkekistani 7 points ago +8 / -1

The words Democratic or Democracy do not appear in the Constitution or any of it's amendments.

People the keep repeating that 'threat to our democracy' crap can be dismissed outright, which is the entire MSM and their NPC hordes.

We are a Constitutional Republic, and the fact that most of our politicians don't even know that, or the very specific reasons that the founding fathers designed our government that way, is beyond pathetic.

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BroadSunlitUplands 2 points ago +3 / -1

Democratic elements are blatantly described throughout the Constitution however even if the word itself doesn’t appear, certainly in its modern form.

The concept of ‘We the People’ is in itself a blatantly democratic statement, ie. all the power of the government flows from the people, as opposed to belonging inherently to a ruling class and being inflicted downwards upon the people (aristocratic).

If you don’t believe the US is supposed to be democratic at all, then there’s really no basis for getting upset about citizens being disenfranchised by fake votes.

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basedkekistani 3 points ago +3 / -0

Voting is defined by the Constitution not by the word Democracy. The US Constitution ensures the protections of the minority from the rule of the majority, which is antithetical to Democracy. This is proof of the design of the Senate vs. the House, the existence of the Electoral College, and also why we didn't even directly vote for US Senators until 1913 (17th Amendment).

Read Madison's case in Federalist Papers #10 for more context.