Thread: Fox News host, Tucker Carlson, advocates mob rule government

Originally Posted by johnwk

As confirmed by the quote you refer to, in a democracy, as distinguished from a “Republic”, the people exercise the powers of sovereignty in person.

Desperate stupidity!

Wikipedia - Republic
A republic (Latin: res publica) is a form of government in which the country is considered a "public matter", not the private concern or property of the rulers. The primary positions of power within a republic are not inherited. It is a form of government under which the head of state is not a monarch.

As of 2017, 159 of the world's 206 sovereign states use the word "republic" as part of their official names – not all of these are republics in the sense of having elected governments, nor is the word "republic" used in the names of all nations with elected governments.

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Or as Google Search presents:

Google - republic
re·pub·lic
rəˈpəblik/
noun
noun: republic; plural noun: republics

a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.
archaic
a group with a certain equality between its members.

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You seem to conflate "republic" with "representative". They do not mean the same thing.

Originally Posted by johnwk

The people of the united States do not vote on the adoption of legislation. We are not a democracy.

SAY WHAT?
Again, words from a Google search:

Google - democracy
de·moc·ra·cy
dəˈmäkrəsē/
noun
noun: democracy

a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
"capitalism and democracy are ascendant in the third world"
synonyms: representative government, elective government; More
self-government, government by the people;
republic, commonwealth
"freedom of speech is essential to democracy"
antonyms: dictatorship
a state governed by a democracy.
plural noun: democracies
"a multiparty democracy"
control of an organization or group by the majority of its members.
"the intended extension of industrial democracy"
the practice or principles of social equality.
"demands for greater democracy"

Origin
late 16th century: from French démocratie, via late Latin from Greek dēmokratia, from dēmos ‘the people’ + -kratia ‘power, rule.’
Translate democracy to
Use over time for: democracy

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AND YOU ACCUSE ME OF LACK OF COMPREHENSION!

Originally Posted by jtdc

Desperate stupidity! [Emphasis added]

JWK

"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

Originally Posted by johnwk

Once again, my logic is so undeniable that John is left speechless!