Are you really that dense?
1) You are repeating things you don't understand and being an ass about it. For instance, you try to pit democracy vs. republic and tying it back to the founding fathers and the constitution. Guess what, what THEY contrasted was "pure democracy" vs. republic. Nobody is saying we are a direct democracy or that it was the intention. But the the truth is we ARE a representative democracy and that's what the founders and the people drafting the constitution wanted:
"Likewise, James Wilson, one of the main drafters of the Constitution and one of the first Supreme Court Justices, defended the Constitution in 1787 by speaking of the three forms of government being the “monarchical, aristocratical, and democratical,” and said that in a democracy the sovereign power is “inherent in the people, and is either exercised by themselves or by their representatives.” And Chief Justice John Marshall — who helped lead the fight in the 1788 Virginia Convention for ratifying the U.S. Constitution — likewise defended the Constitution in that convention by describing it as implementing “democracy” (as opposed to “despotism”), and without the need to even add the qualifier “representative.”
Lots more examples from this article:
In short, you are being a condescending snob about a topic you don't even understand. Are you a gamecock? That's the only type of people I know that keep crowing while knee-deep in a pile of shit. That's what you sound like when you don't understand the kind of democracy we are or what the founders meant yet you are running your mouth about it.
2) The debate between democracy vs republic is a dog whistle for MAGA people. And that's what I called you out on. None of you guys ever mentioned democracy vs republic in the past decades until you guys needed to somehow defend the traitors to America that attacked the Capitol. FWIW, two traitors have been rightfully charged with seditious conspiracy, justice is prevailing and the truth is being recognized.
You can miss me with your dog whistle bs.
You call folks maga crazies, flat earthers etc, and then accuse others as being condescending? That’s rich. Yet you still won’t answer 3 simple questions.
Then you link WAPO as your defense, rather than THE founding documents. That’s laughable at best. The WAPO would love nothing more than the slow death of our constitution. That’s the whole point of this discussion.
I asked you 3 simple questions that you refuse to answer. And it’s obvious why.
I will try again. When was the term representative democracy first used? Is it the same thing as a democratic republic? And finally, any mention of any of those terms in the Constitution or the DOI?
Of course it’s a bear trap, you won’t step in it because just like the bear, you will get caught. Again, nothing says you’re correct more than avoiding a question.
This is what dems always do, they come up with language to ease something in slowly, to move the needle slowly to the left.
For example “the inflation reduction act”. I mean, who isn’t for reducing inflation?
What’s in it? It’s nothing more than marketing.
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Another example of marketing? Representative Democracy. I mean, who isn’t for a democracy that represents the will of the people? Only one problem. It’s nowhere in the Constitution, and nowhere in the DOI. But there is plenty of evidence of politicians and media attempting to chip away at our Republic. Thank you for proving my point with the WAPO article. Keep trying to chip away.
Historical examples. Weird, this is from 2011, well before Jan 6th. The original article? 2000, only 20 years prior to J6. Weird, I thought you said this was a recent phenomenon? But hey, just keep spewing lies.
This battle has been raging since our inception, and will continue despite your overt attempts to shut it down by typical dem means. That means?
“Ridicule is man's most potent weapon. It's hard to counterattack ridicule, and it infuriates the opposition, which then reacts to your advantage.”
That sir, is a bear trap. One I am not falling for.
I will answer 2 of the questions for you since you will not.
1. The terms first used instance came after our Constitution was written, and falls in line with the other attempts at chipping away and undermining our Constitutional Republic.
2. Our Constitution nor our DOI mention it anywhere.
Hopefully you can answer 1 of the 3?
I mean. If a Constitutional Republic and a Representative Democracy are the same thing, then we don’t need the term Representative Democracy. Right?
Weird…again, this isn’t a new battle as you insinuate.