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...of J.Temperance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-20-05 11:32 AM Original message |
Why do the Repukes say that we're a Republic and not a Democracy? |
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Prisoner_Number_Six (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-20-05 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
1. Because we are. |
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wryter2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-20-05 11:46 AM Response to Reply #1 |
17. that's what I always wondered |
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ret5hd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-20-05 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
2. uhhhmmm...because we are... |
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...of J.Temperance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-20-05 11:40 AM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Yes, but they seem to have a problem with the |
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Finder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-20-05 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
3. The US is a Republic...which is democratic... |
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GrpCaptMandrake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-20-05 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
4. True, pure democracy |
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...of J.Temperance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-20-05 11:43 AM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Yes, I'm already aware of all of that...but where does the |
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GrpCaptMandrake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-20-05 12:42 PM Response to Reply #9 |
38. The "king" part |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-20-05 11:39 AM Response to Original message |
5. We're both. |
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Tamyrlin79 (944 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-20-05 11:43 AM Response to Reply #5 |
13. not necessarily |
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...of J.Temperance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-20-05 11:45 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. But we're not in Roman Times are we?...or are we? n/t |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-20-05 11:46 AM Response to Reply #13 |
18. But THIS Is A Democratic Republic. |
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Tamyrlin79 (944 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-21-05 12:39 PM Response to Reply #18 |
39. duh, dude. |
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Loonman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-20-05 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
6. Because it's right |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-20-05 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
8. the lunatic mainstream of the republican party |
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Gold Metal Flake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-20-05 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
10. It's a democratic republic. |
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akarnitz (303 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-20-05 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
11. Here's a definition from Word of the Day |
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Burning Water (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-20-05 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
12. There is a difference. |
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kliljedahl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-20-05 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
14. They're right |
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...of J.Temperance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-20-05 11:50 AM Response to Reply #14 |
20. But the GOP seem to often |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-20-05 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
16. Abe Lincoln famously described us as a nation |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-20-05 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
19. Because we're not a Democracy, we're a Republic |
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...of J.Temperance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-20-05 11:53 AM Response to Reply #19 |
23. Okay...so everybody thinks I'm a dimwit for asking |
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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-20-05 12:01 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. No, it is a good question. |
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...of J.Temperance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-20-05 12:09 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. *Phew* that's a relief :) n/t |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-20-05 12:28 PM Response to Reply #23 |
36. I don't think you're a dimwit... |
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ABaker (73 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-20-05 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
21. In a democracy |
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bunkerbuster1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-20-05 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
22. Mostly because Democracy terrifies them. |
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Avalux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-20-05 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
24. Sounds better to them. |
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...of J.Temperance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-20-05 11:58 AM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Ding Ding Ding!!! We have a winner!! |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-20-05 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
25. I hate anything that starts with "repub" |
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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-20-05 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
27. REPUBLIC vs. DEMOCRACY |
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...of J.Temperance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-20-05 12:03 PM Original message |
So the King part comes in where exactly? Ruling like a Monarch |
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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-20-05 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
32. Right. He doesn't seem to think he needs to follow the law. He |
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...of J.Temperance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-20-05 12:14 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. Ding Ding Ding!!! We have a BIG winner!!! |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-20-05 12:03 PM Response to Original message |
29. Well, our country was set up as a Republic, |
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...of J.Temperance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-20-05 12:08 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Read the wording of my Original Post again... |
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Rocknrule (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-20-05 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
30. It's their way of saying |
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deutsey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-20-05 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
34. We're a representative republic. The mechanism for selecting our reps |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-20-05 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
37. "And to the Republic, for which it stands." |
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