democracy
n 1: the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives 2: a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them [syn: republic, commonwealth] [ant: autocracy] 3: the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group [syn: majority rule]
Source: WordNet � 2.0, � 2003 Princeton University
Republic
n 1: a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them [syn: democracy, commonwealth] [ant: autocracy] 2: a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch; "the head of state in a republic is usually a president"
Source: WordNet � 2.0, � 2003 Princeton University
At 03:41 PM 11/5/2004, Stuntman wrote:
I do wish you guys would get it right.
Forget what your "Liberal" teachers told you.
We are a "Republic"
We don't have mob (majority) rule, so we are not a "Democracy".
Those who hope to socialize us someday have planted that seed into your
minds.
Please educate the next generation.
That is why we must keep the Electoral College.
Stuntman
>
> So because you appear to disagree with the outcome of the election
America
> is not a democracy?
>
> Since the votes are still being counted, as of 11/4/2004 12:14 AM
> http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/vote2004/president.htm
> Bush got 59,417,374 votes, won 30 states
> Kerry got 55,892,789 votes, won 20 states
>
> Take a look at the county map
> http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/vote2004/countymap.htm
>
>
>
> At 05:18 PM 11/4/2004, William Willis wrote:
> >Democracy indeed. The "majority" ruled in Germany in 1940. They
expressed
> >their opinions and the minority lived with the results. Democracy
indeed.
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Jim Lubin
> >To: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>William Willis ;
> ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>hey-guys
> >Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 7:16 PM
> >Subject: Re: Fw: [QUAD-L] election
> >
> >Try democracy. The people voiced their opinion by voting. The
minority
> >live with the results.
> >
> >I live in a "blue" state. The most of the people I voted for didn't
get
> >in. Some of the propositions I voted "no" on passed. I can either
live
> >with it or move to an area where more people share my views and
values.
> >
> >
> >At 01:33 PM 11/4/2004, William Willis wrote:
> >>There is a phrase for it: Tyranny of the majority.
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Jim Lubin
> >>To: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>QuadPirate ;
> >><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Lori Michaelson ;
> >><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 3:45 PM
> >>Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] election
> >>
> >>At 11:39 AM 11/4/2004, QuadPirate wrote:
> >>>I think River is very upset because the country just slapped her
in the
> >>>face because of her lifestyle.
> >>>I'm not saying it's right or wrong it's just different.
> >>>If the country said the disabled were limited to only marry
another
> >>>disabled person you guys might see it different because we're
outcast as
> >>>much as anyone.
> >>>I've seen people damn near run into walls fearing to actually come
in
> >>>contact with me.
> >>
> >>I see nothing wrong with defining that a "marriage" is a union
between
> >>one man and one woman. I do agree that the measure in Ohio went too
far
> >>because it bans any "legal status for relationships of unmarried
> >>individuals that intends to approximate the design, qualities,
> >>significance or effect of marriage." But people thought it should
be left
> >>to the individual states to decide and that's how the people in the
state
> >>of Ohio voted.
> >
> >----
> >Jim Lubin
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Bothell, WA, USA
> >http://makoa.org/jim
> >disAbility Resources: http://www.makoa.org
> >Transverse Myelitis Association: http://www.myelitis.org/HowToHelp
>
>
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