ok, courts

so, if there's courts, then democracy is limited by it

the example you gave is direct democracy where the majority just over rules everything

that's one kind of democracy

there's different kinds

just like there's different republics - technically, nazi germany was a republic if you define it by how it got its legitimacy

yeah its some weird shit

i know, but it's true - simply saying 'We are a republic' or 'we are democracy' isn't enough

you have to say something like

"our democracy has limitations outlined by law" or whatever

and there's no specific name you can put on it other than maybe US democracy

The rule of law is supreme to all decisions, yes courts but also the legal system and other kinds of checks and balances.

It's should be all about personal liberty and freedom and allowing the people to be together or left alone by each other and/or the government.

ok

i agree

but when you say "US isn't democracy, it's a republic" it kind of gets people confused

You libtards are just disagreeing on what to call it

since it's innaccurate

yeah, we are

but gotta get those definitions just right

because fucking debates are gay like that

what can i say

debating isn't something cool kids do

unless you're in a private school

The good kinda gay

Democracy never shows up in the constitution or bill of rights.

I agree

the nerdy kind of gay

They made sure America was not and could not be a democracy.

oh, well maybe you're going by 18th century language

but by modern parlance, there's different kinds of democracy

the oldest kind is direct democracy

athenian democracy

which you have to specifically cite so that people know what you mean

in the 18th century, most countries were monarchies, they only knew about ancient greek democracy, and the italian city states weren'

really democracies by modern definition either

but they were republics, so that's different - and in 18th century, they thought of it as different too

even so, the definition of democracy has stretched in modern times, and modern language understands it as such

you can't keep using old language

just because you're conservative

things change regardless

Democracy comes from latin.
Demos Kraten
=People To Rule
The rule of the people.