Can I ask you what is DEMOCRACY in you opinion?
On Feb 15, 10:15 am, Savun <[email protected]> wrote: > Again, the United States of America is NOT Democracy country. The United > States of America is the Federal Constitutional Republic and Capitalist > Economic system. > > None of U.S and the 50 state’s constitution stated anywhere a word > Democracy. The founding father know well about Democracy: The word > Democracy therefore means the rule of the people – majority rule. This of > course sounds good, but suppose the majority decides to take away someone’s > home or business or children. Obviously there has to be a limit. The flaw in > democracy is that the majority rule unrestrained. If more than have the > people can be persuaded to want something in a democracy they rule. > > > Republic: > What about republic? Well that comes from the Latin: res meaning thing, and > publica meaning public. It means the public thing – the law. A true republic > is where government is limited by law leaving the people alone. The founding > fathers knew history and they chose to give United States of America the rule > of law in a republic, not the rule of a majority in a democracy. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org
