(May 14, 2018 at 8:14 pm)Joods Wrote:

(May 14, 2018 at 8:12 pm)CDF47 Wrote: We are still, technically, a republic though.  It is not just a play on words.

I'm willing to bet you didn't even bother reading the article. You just want to run your mouth. 

I'm going to nickname you Mr. Diarrhea. It suits you because all you do is spew shit from your mouth.

(May 14, 2018 at 8:16 pm)Khemikal Wrote: Who cares..are you here to crow about your moral superiority or do you think you have something accurate to say about evolutionary biology?

(May 14, 2018 at 8:18 pm)Joods Wrote:

(May 14, 2018 at 8:14 pm)CDF47 Wrote: Then you show your moral level is low and you are below the maturity level of a 16 year old kid.

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That's impressive.  I was referring to the typical maturity level of a 16 year old.  You as a mother should know what is expected by that.

I also have a 16 year old, a 22 year old and a 14 year old. They aren't at all and never were as immature as you are trying to make 16 year olds out to be. 

Again - you have issues with generalizations. Clearly, correctly making them isn't in your wheelhouse. Perhaps you should learn what definitions to big words actually mean, prior to attempting to use them.

(May 14, 2018 at 8:19 pm)Khemikal Wrote: No.  Make a thread if you want to embarass yourself with qm.  I'll let our board phycisists handle that.

Quote:The United States of America is a type of Democracy [not a pure direct democracy, as is the classical meaning of the term, but a mixed-Republic with a representative democracy and democratic spirit].

Quote:

• When people say “America is a Republic” they are essentially referring to the system in general (a type of lawful popular government, with checks and balances, and some form of representative democracy).
  
  
• When people say “America is not a democracy” they generally mean “it isn’t a pure direct democracy (where people vote on and create laws directly).”
  
  
• Likewise, when people say “America is a democracy” they are denoting the democratic elements within the republican system.
  
  

(May 14, 2018 at 8:37 pm)Tizheruk Wrote: Ignorance of politics confirmed

http://factmyth.com/factoids/the-united-...democracy/

Quote:The United States of America is a type of Democracy [not a pure direct democracy, as is the classical meaning of the term, but a mixed-Republic with a representative democracy and democratic spirit].

 

Quote:

• When people say “America is a Republic” they are essentially referring to the system in general (a type of lawful popular government, with checks and balances, and some form of representative democracy).
  
  
• When people say “America is not a democracy” they generally mean “it isn’t a pure direct democracy (where people vote on and create laws directly).”
  
  
• Likewise, when people say “America is a democracy” they are denoting the democratic elements within the republican system.
  
  

FYI a socalist system can have all these elements and many proposed Socialist system do .

Quote:It is technically a constitutional republic.

(May 14, 2018 at 8:40 pm)Tizheruk Wrote:

Quote:It is technically a constitutional republic.

Nope a mixed Republic with a constitution.

Quote:It is technically a constitutional republic.

(May 14, 2018 at 8:44 pm)Tizheruk Wrote:

Quote:It is technically a constitutional republic.

Nope a mixed Republic with a constitution.

Quote:The United States of America is a type of Democracy [not a pure direct democracy, as is the classical meaning of the term, but a mixed-Republic with a representative democracy and democratic spirit].

Quote:Thus, the U.S. has a mixed-Democracy in a mixed-Republic (technically “a Democratic Republic;” although in modern times we avoid that term)… which is essentially why the major parties are called Democrats and Republicans and why Jefferson’s Party was the Democratic-Republicans. Consider, the U.S. is also federalist, which is why the early factions called themselves federalists and anti-federalists. TIP: See 

Quote:Consider, in terms of the single classical factor that defines government types, “who makes the laws,” and in terms of “who votes”:

• Congress makes and votes on federal laws (and state congress makes and votes on many state laws), citizens don’t vote directly for the President or the Supreme Court, and citizens didn’t initially elect Senators directly. These are Aristocratic and Republican aspects of our Republican government in terms of voting and lawmaking.
  
  
• Citizens directly elect many officials (especially in the legislative branch) and citizens vote directly on some state laws. These are Democratic aspects of our Republican government in terms of voting and lawmaking. Here the federal laws are created by a “Representative Democracy,”… but the direct voting and lawmaking is “Direct Democracy.”
  

Thus, while we can’t describe the United States’ overarching system as a “Pure Direct Democracy,” we can’t claim “that it is not a Democracy” either.
We can instead just say: United States of America has a “mixed democratic and republican government,” which is what the term Republic essentially implies in the first place.
In other words, the United States is a Republic in the classical sense (which means it is democratic).