261 Ever wonder why the Dems and the Media constantly refer to the United States as a "Democracy"? (media.patriots.win) posted 13 days ago by TrudopesEyebrow 13 days ago by TrudopesEyebrow +261 / -0 7 comments share 7 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (7) sorted by: top new old worst You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread. ▲ 1 ▼ – CucksForTheDonald 1 point 13 days ago +1 / -0 This distinction is fairly empty. Every democracy has a structure. "Republic" is simply the structure of US democracy. A constitutional republic is still ruled by a majority. It cannot be anything else. The only alternative is rule by minority. The constitution requires 38 states out of 50 to ratify a change. That's rule by majority, it's just a majority structured a certain way. permalink save report block reply
This distinction is fairly empty. Every democracy has a structure. "Republic" is simply the structure of US democracy.
A constitutional republic is still ruled by a majority. It cannot be anything else. The only alternative is rule by minority.
The constitution requires 38 states out of 50 to ratify a change. That's rule by majority, it's just a majority structured a certain way.