[ale] Big Brother Wins, We lose... From /. Real-ID Passes U.S. Senate 100-0

[Randal Jarrett]

"Representative democracy comprises a form of democracy and theory of
civics wherein voters choose (in free, secret, multi-party elections)
representatives to act in their interests, but not as their proxies?
i.e., not necessarily as directed but with enough authority to exercise
initiative in the face of changing circumstances. Modern liberal
democracies are important examples of representative democracy. In the
United States this term is often synonymous with "republic"."


And then of course, the 16th word in "The Pledge of Allegiance".

I Pledge Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to
the Republic for which it stands,one Nation under God, indivisible, with
liberty and justice for all.


Randy

On Wed, 2005-05-11 at 16:19 -0400, Michael B. Trausch wrote:
> James Sumners wrote:
> >
> > Welcome to the United States where we have a Republic not a Democracy.
> > Well, that is the way it was set up and used to be any way.
> > 
> 
> Technically it should've been (and was until the mid-to-late 1800s) a
> representitive democracy where we all actually elect people and then
> those people "represent" their areas and the majority lean on issues.
> However, that hasn't truly happened in nearly 200 years.
> 
> 	- Mike
> 
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