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no_hypocrisy

(46,128 posts) Fri Jun 29, 2018, 05:54 AM Jun 2018

What is American Democracy?

Is a representative/senator supposed to vote according to the wishes and the will of the majority of his/her constituency or does the constituency allow a minority thereof to dictate how that official votes? When I say "minority", I mean number-wise, not demographically, racially, and/or a protected class of people.

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What is American Democracy? (Original Post) no_hypocrisy Jun 2018 OP

American democracy is like Generous George's pizza. FSogol Jun 2018 #1

Our system allows for tyranny of the minority Freddie Jun 2018 #2

FSogol

(45,488 posts)

1. American democracy is like Generous George's pizza.

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Fri Jun 29, 2018, 06:29 AM

Jun 2018

They don't make it anymore.

Freddie

(9,267 posts)

2. Our system allows for tyranny of the minority

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Fri Jun 29, 2018, 06:29 AM

Jun 2018

Which is happening now and they are making no effort to please the majority, in fact delighting in rubbing it in our faces. I wish I knew the answer short of civil war.

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