Comments on: The difference between a republic and a democracy

By: Robert Watt

Robert Watt — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:24:35 +0000

I come to this site often & hardly ever post but lies that r leading to tyrnary really upset me so art 4 sec 4 U S Constitution “The U S shall guerantee every state in the Union a REPUBLICAN form of government…” & yes our founding fathers knew we used some democratic principals. Now how about reading the preamble to the Bill of Rights, please!

By: NotKnowingMuch

NotKnowingMuch — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:22:48 +0000

Is a Republic not bound by a document that defines the laws that govern the government; that document being what makes the government a Monarchy, Oligarchy, Democracy, etc? Are we not a Democratic Republic?

I think that our Democratic elected servants care not what said document says. When I vote do I hire hit-men to prey on others? I don’t want to pay $ or anything for other good people to be hurt.

By: Robert Watt

Robert Watt — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:17:10 +0000

The Army of the US used to tell its recruits in their “Why We Fight” manual that a democracy is a “mob rules from of government where the right of the many can take away the rights of the few & we live in a REPUBLIC” they quit informing them of this around WW1, but hiding the truth dosent change it yoshi!

By: Robert Watt

Robert Watt — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:01:16 +0000

That is a great video & a democracy is mob rule we have a government that is limited by the constitution as our elected reps r supposed to be! And there r no “different charistics” when it comes to gov officials. A republic is a nation of legal equals, as our high court SAYS WE ARE,& if America is a democracy why do the crooks in dc work for such a small % of Americans?

By: Carlos Miller

Carlos Miller — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:40:51 +0000

I should have known better than to post a simple video with a basic explanation as a way to avoid a heavily researched post on a Friday night.

Remember, I wake up early on Saturday to go my NBCMiami gig.

But if you want to fully expand on the differences between a democracy and a republican, then be my guest.

By: Ariel

Ariel — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:38:21 +0000

Catinthewall #5,
But only after due process and exhausting all appeals.

By: MillerTime

MillerTime — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:24:45 +0000

While Carlos’ explanation is limited, and at times a recitation of excerpts, I do think this would be a useful tool for children learning civics.

By: Catinthewall

Catinthewall — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:06:09 +0000

More accurately, the mob could only hang him if the mob consisted of a majority of the citizens of said democracy.
In a republic, the mob could hang him if the mob consisted of a majority of the elected and appointed officials.

By: Scott Chamness

Scott Chamness — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:01:36 +0000

I’m afraid I happen to agree.
A republic is a form of government where we elect our officials to make our decisions for us. A democracy is one where all of the people vote on the decisions.
Ergo, the US is both. We vote for government officials, but also on referendums.

By: Jay R.

Jay R. — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:21:54 +0000

We are typically known as a “Democratic Republic”.

“Will of the whoever-happens-to-be-present masses” isn’t democracy, and I think that your example is, as yoshi said, incredibly simplistic and inaccurate.

By: yoshi

yoshi — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:14:52 +0000

Thats an awfully simplistic view. We are actually a combination of the two. We are not a republic but not a democracy. We have a balance of power between federal, state, and local which all have different characteristics.

And your last sentence is so blindly naive I really don’t know what to say. Yes I do – disappointment comes to mind.

By: Ricky Rodriguez

Ricky Rodriguez — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:51:02 +0000

Awesome !
Long Live the Republic.