Very good summary of the distinction between democracy and republic. My guess is Joe Biden does not include either of these forms of government when he claims Trump is an existential threat to democracy. Instead, what he means is Trump is an existential threat to the form of government Biden/Harris have inflicted on us. Under that form of government the President and his agency heads by executive order and new regulations overrule Congressionally enacted legislation, ignore plainly stated limits on his power, and inflict on the American public rules that no reasonable person either voted for or wants.
That "democratic accountability" is the last thing they want is shown by the process they are now using to ignore the vote of millions of people who said they wanted Joe Biden to be their nominee and using a bait and switch to put Harris in his place, a person not one American voted for.
Thank you for your thoughtful comments. Biden and Harris clearly do not believe in the U.S. form of government, which is a constitutional republic, nor do they believe in a democratic process. Under their reign, the name "Democratic Party" has become a euphemism for an authoritarian form of government.
Dr. Smoots, I appreciate this article very much. I absolutely despise when politicians label our government as a "democracy". We absolutely were designed as a Constitutional Republic, yet so many politicians(especially democrats) call our government a democracy. In some cases it is unintentional and out of ignorance, but in many cases it is intentional and somehow meant to indoctrinate people(especially the ignorant) that if we are a democracy, that means democrats should be in charge! many of the pernicious consequences of democracies(both direct and indirect) have now come to pass, especially tyrannies of the majority, persecution of Christians, unequal application of the law resulting in unjust imprisonment etc. Most people however don't want to think about it unless it directly affects them, thinking it never will. If we allow this deterioration of our Republic to continue it will of course affect everyone and not just in inflationary and economic terms but in loss of our fundamental freedoms.
Excellent points. I have been thinking about how to get this educational point--the U.S. is a constitutional republic, not a democracy--across to more Americans. Let me know if you have any ideas.
Elizabeth, this is an excellent summary of the differences between democracy and republic! Thank you for pointing out these differences. Too many times, we use the terms loosely, without thinking what they mean.
I also appreciate the points made by Mike Bond. So true!!!
Thank you for your comment. An important distinction to make in the 2024 election is that we don't have a democracy and we don't want one. We want to preserve our constitutional republic instead.
Very good summary of the distinction between democracy and republic. My guess is Joe Biden does not include either of these forms of government when he claims Trump is an existential threat to democracy. Instead, what he means is Trump is an existential threat to the form of government Biden/Harris have inflicted on us. Under that form of government the President and his agency heads by executive order and new regulations overrule Congressionally enacted legislation, ignore plainly stated limits on his power, and inflict on the American public rules that no reasonable person either voted for or wants.
That "democratic accountability" is the last thing they want is shown by the process they are now using to ignore the vote of millions of people who said they wanted Joe Biden to be their nominee and using a bait and switch to put Harris in his place, a person not one American voted for.
Thank you for your thoughtful comments. Biden and Harris clearly do not believe in the U.S. form of government, which is a constitutional republic, nor do they believe in a democratic process. Under their reign, the name "Democratic Party" has become a euphemism for an authoritarian form of government.
Dr. Smoots, I appreciate this article very much. I absolutely despise when politicians label our government as a "democracy". We absolutely were designed as a Constitutional Republic, yet so many politicians(especially democrats) call our government a democracy. In some cases it is unintentional and out of ignorance, but in many cases it is intentional and somehow meant to indoctrinate people(especially the ignorant) that if we are a democracy, that means democrats should be in charge! many of the pernicious consequences of democracies(both direct and indirect) have now come to pass, especially tyrannies of the majority, persecution of Christians, unequal application of the law resulting in unjust imprisonment etc. Most people however don't want to think about it unless it directly affects them, thinking it never will. If we allow this deterioration of our Republic to continue it will of course affect everyone and not just in inflationary and economic terms but in loss of our fundamental freedoms.
Excellent points. I have been thinking about how to get this educational point--the U.S. is a constitutional republic, not a democracy--across to more Americans. Let me know if you have any ideas.
Elizabeth, this is an excellent summary of the differences between democracy and republic! Thank you for pointing out these differences. Too many times, we use the terms loosely, without thinking what they mean.
I also appreciate the points made by Mike Bond. So true!!!
Thank you for your comment. An important distinction to make in the 2024 election is that we don't have a democracy and we don't want one. We want to preserve our constitutional republic instead.