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Republics vs. Democracies

Edward Cline | 31 December 2009
The term republic is as foreign to our representatives as the term wendigo.

Republics vs. Democracies

Edward Cline | 30 December 2009
Democracy, whether pure or directly participatory (as in ancient Greece or New England), or via national plebiscite, is simply mob rule. Politely defined: majority rule. We have what could be said to be a representative government, but what is the chief function of our representatives, as opposed to their perceived function? Their actual, intended function was to serve as guardians of individual rights. Their perceived function, at least for the last century or so, is to patronize the real or imagined wants of the majority and to deliver them through coercive and confiscatory legislation.

Abhorrence of Democracy and Mob Rule

Walter Williams | 15 April 2009
Democracy and majority rule give an aura of legitimacy to acts that would otherwise be deemed tyranny. The founders of our nation held a deep abhorrence for democracy and majority rule.

Democracy or Liberty

Walter Williams | 28 February 2007
Does democracy really deserve the praise it receives?

Conflict: The Battle Hymn of the Democracy

Walter Williams | 1 March 2006
High up on my list of annoyances are references to the United States as a democracy and the suggestion that Iraq should become a democracy. The word "democracy" appears in neither of our founding documents -- the Declaration of Independence nor the U.S. Constitution.

Democracy vs.The Essence of Liberty

Glenn Woiceshyn | 11 February 2006
Ever since the discrediting of communism, leftists have been championing a purposely vague thing called "democracy" as the essence of political freedom.

The False Hope of Democracy

Alexander Marriott | 29 January 2006
There can be no rights in a democracy because provisions against the state are barriers against majorities, a contradiction for any true democracy as one preacher of democracy, Rousseau, reminds us of repeatedly in his Social Contract. The Palestinians have merely confirmed this for the world.

Democracy and the Right to Vote

Amit Ghate | 16 January 2006
From claims that we've won the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq simply because locals there can now vote, to recent "Get Out the Vote" campaigns, our leaders -- democrats and republicans alike -- consistently imply that the most fundamental American political idea is that of democracy.

Are We a Republic or a Democracy?

Walter Williams | 5 January 2005
We often hear the claim that our nation is a democracy. That wasn't the vision of the founders. They saw democracy as another form of tyranny. If we've become a democracy, I guarantee you that the founders would be deeply disappointed by our betrayal of their vision. The founders intended, and laid out the ground rules, for our nation to be a republic.

Democracy is No Guarantee of Freedom for Iraq

Allen Forkum | 23 October 2004
A fundamental mistake in Bush's prosecution of the war on terrorism is his promotion of "democracy" detached from any specific forms of free governments.
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