> > Republic = Representative Government = Bigger centralized government, a necessary
> > evil for a time when 'one man, one vote' was logistically impossible.
> >
> > Democracy = One man, one vote, almost no central government (maybe a prime-minister
> > of some sort, and a small senatorial body to deal with day-to-day things)
>
> Well, at the risk of seeming "contrary", Social Science characterizes them as:
>
> Republic: Representative government ruled by laws.
> Democracy: Majority rules.
>
> Our founding fathers purposefully made us a Republic, a representative nation of
> laws, to prevent the "mob effect" of a pure democracy. No where is the word
> "democratic" in our Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights, nor
> any Constitution of the 50 states.
>
> Perfect example of the mob-effect of Democracy is a lynch mob. They capture their
> target, vote to hang him... 35 yays (the mob) to 1 nay (the guy they caught)... and
> he's hung on the spot.
>
> Under a nation ruled by laws and representation, not majority vote, he is entitled to
> a trial by law first.
>
> Quite honestly, we've shifted closer and closer to a democracy, and all of it's
> trappings... the most glaring example is our tax laws... 9 to 1 vote to take the
> money from the 1. Under a rule of law, the tax code would equally distribute the tax
> burden... usually referred to as a "flat tax", where one tax rate is applicable to
> all Americans without prejudice or favoritism.
>
>
> Awesome video... please watch it.
That is a great video, and yes, I was being rather generalized in my definitions. I can't agree more on the flat tax idea, but with so many politicians being in the pockets of big business (remember 'Corporations are people too') it's not going to happen without a complete turnover of all incumbents, and then it'll just be a matter of time before the game starts again.
Minutus cantorum, minutus balorum, minutus carborata descendum pantorum.
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