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longweekend58
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Panther wrote on Nov 12 th, 2016 at 5:53pm: longweekend58 wrote on Nov 12 th, 2016 at 3:59pm: Panther wrote on Nov 12 th, 2016 at 12:21pm: .. Quote:........Four years ago, Donald Trump declared that the U.S. Electoral College system of picking presidents "is a disaster for a democracy." Remember, & Trump now knows this full well, the American system is only based on democratic principals, it is not a Democracy, it is a Constitutional Republic.
The American Founding Fathers were insistent that they didn't want America to be a Democracy, where 50% + 1 forms a Majority, & therefore it rules over the remaining minority.
They wanted to protect the Minority, something a Democracy can't & won't do.
America is a Constitutional Republic, & is not ruled by a Majority....50%+1, it's governed by A Constitution......the rule of law, all with the consent of the governed.....the American People  This video explains, in easy to understand terms, what a Democracy is, & what a Republic is.....
What the American Form of Government is
what drivel is that? THe majority has always ruled over the minority and always will. But 'ruling' doesnt mean oppressing. But if you want specific policies then you need to become the majority. I suggest you read the entire US Constitution....in America it's the Law of the Land...people swear an oath when they take public office not to defend the Country, not to defend the government, not to defend a political Party or process, but first & foremost they swear to defend & protect the Constitution....When the US Military goes to war, they do so not to defend their Country, but by oath, to defend the Constitution....I suggest you especially focus on the first 10 Amendments of the US Constitution known as the Bill of Rights....These Amendments/Rights protect the people from an over reaching majority government, by instructing the government on what, even if the majority wishes otherwise, what the government must do, & what the government must not do....what the majority government can do, & what it's forbidden to do regarding the People.....Government's legitimacy & moral right to use state power is only justified & legal when consented to by the People they are hired to serve....... but, why don't you provide some concrete examples, with links, that supports your position that the majority government is permitted to run roughshod over the People without redress. I doubt you could understand the answers since you confuse majority government with MAJORITY OF PEOPLE.
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