You think when you vote, you get to pick your leaders… right?

Tuesday, May 8, 2018

You think when you vote, you get to pick your leaders… right?

There is also the Gerrymander to thwart election choice.

Stop with the "republic not a democracy" shit since that is pretty much meaningless.

Especially when some elections don't have ANY candidate choice. That is the elections have no candidates from parties that can't win.

A recap for people who want to parrot the "republic not a democracy" bullshit. There is NO difference between the two in modern political thought: well short of republics not having aristocracy. Here are the characteristics of both systems.

A political system for choosing and replacing the government through free and fair elections;

The active participation of the people, as citizens, in politics and civic life;

Protection of the human rights of all citizens, and

A rule of law, in which the laws and procedures apply equally to all citizens.

The French Revolution pretty much proved the founders WRONG about the benefits of a republic over a democracy.

Can you say "the Terror"?

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Tuesday, May 8, 2018

You think when you vote, you get to pick your leaders… right?

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