Comment Re:the endgame is ironic here (Score 1) 289
There is a major difference between a Republic and a Democracy - namely the source of the power of the government. Does the power come from the Constitution or is it majority rule?
Yes a democracy can also have a constitution but that's not the meaning of the words. You may argue that Positive and Negative Rights are poor words to describe the concept - nonetheless those are the accepted terms. The same as here.
Going back to the original point - the constitution limits the authority of where and how the government may act. 1st A: Congress shall not .... 10th A: all powers not given to the Federal Gov't belongs to the states, etc...
This is an important point. Let's not use the word Democracy to describe the US. We have never been a Democracy. When we say that the US is a Democracy and then complain that the US doesn't live up to Democratic ideals then we have created a strawman argument (either purposefully or by mistake).
Yes a democracy can also have a constitution but that's not the meaning of the words. You may argue that Positive and Negative Rights are poor words to describe the concept - nonetheless those are the accepted terms. The same as here.
Going back to the original point - the constitution limits the authority of where and how the government may act. 1st A: Congress shall not
This is an important point. Let's not use the word Democracy to describe the US. We have never been a Democracy. When we say that the US is a Democracy and then complain that the US doesn't live up to Democratic ideals then we have created a strawman argument (either purposefully or by mistake).