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DebG
Pick a cause & stand up for it
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The cure IS worse!
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The United States of America
Which one do you think we are?
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Posted 2/23/07 9:24 PM  |
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emilain
UNREAL!!!!!!!!
Member since 5/05 4457 total posts
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Mama
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Re: The United States of America
well, I'm hoping now with a democratic house, we will be more democratic, I think thing will start looking brighter for us.
Message edited 2/23/2007 9:47:15 PM.
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| Posted 2/23/07 9:46 PM |
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DebG
Pick a cause & stand up for it
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The cure IS worse!
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Re: The United States of America
"and to the REPUBLIC for which it stands"??
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| Posted 2/23/07 9:47 PM |
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emilain
UNREAL!!!!!!!!
Member since 5/05 4457 total posts
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Mama
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Re: The United States of America
Posted by DebG
"and to the REPUBLIC for which it stands"??
talk about a subliminal message
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| Posted 2/23/07 9:48 PM |
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DebG
Pick a cause & stand up for it
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The cure IS worse!
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Re: The United States of America
Moi?
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| Posted 2/23/07 9:50 PM |
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emilain
UNREAL!!!!!!!!
Member since 5/05 4457 total posts
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Mama
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Re: The United States of America
Posted by DebG
Moi?
no, not you, the "powers that be"
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| Posted 2/23/07 9:53 PM |
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Whamtastic
LIF Adult
Member since 1/07 997 total posts
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Big Fat Baby with a Blackberry
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Re: The United States of America
"A Republic is a form of government maintained by a state or country whose sovereignty is based on popular consent and whose governance is based on popular representation and control. Several definitions stress the importance of the rule of law as part of the requirements for a republic."
"Democracy (literally "rule by the people", from the Greek demos, "people," and kratos, "rule"[1]) is a form of government. Today, the term democracy is often used to refer to representative, liberal democracy,[2] but there is no necessity that democracies be liberal (i.e. respectful of individual liberty and property) and in some cases may be illiberal democracies. Large populations seem to necessitate the representative aspect, though. There are many other varieties and the methods used to govern differ. While the term democracy is typically used in the context of a political state, the principles are also applicable to other bodies such as intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations, grassroot organizations, labor unions, industry trade groups, professional bodies, and learned societies."
From Wikipedia
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| Posted 2/23/07 10:02 PM |
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SweetestOfPeas
J'taime Paris!
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Re: The United States of America
republic
there is not 1 country that is a true democracy
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| Posted 2/23/07 10:09 PM |
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Booklady1017
Information Goddess
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Michelle
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Re: The United States of America
If you go based on those definitions, we can be both.
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| Posted 2/24/07 9:08 AM |
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Gertyrae
Peace out Homies!
Member since 5/05 20046 total posts
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Gerty ®
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Re: The United States of America
Are you trying to start Saturday drame?!
I like to think we are still a democracy, but am never really sure anymore.
Especially after the last two presidential elections where Bush was marginally behind and somehow he won albeit with absentee ballots in Florida or voting machine problems in Ohio.
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| Posted 2/24/07 9:14 AM |
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GoldenRod
10 years on LIF!
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Shawn
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Re: The United States of America
We vote for representatives, who make decisions for us, and for the presidential elections, we vote for the Electoral College votes to be given to one candidate or the other. It is completely up to the Electoral College rep to give the electoral votes to whichever candidate they want. In theory, they don't have to vote the way the majority of their state voted. (Not a very good political move, but still possible).
We are definitely a republic, and not a democracy.
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| Posted 2/26/07 9:22 AM |
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MsMBV
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Me
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Re: The United States of America
Posted by SweetestOfPeas
republic
there is not 1 country that is a true democracy
I agree.
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| Posted 2/26/07 9:22 AM |
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