https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy

well clearly we are lacking in wrinkles

The Democracy wikipedia page is locked.

It can't be edited

Unless you're authorized.

You still need to explain to me why it's wrong

And you're right in this case

posting the same article over and over doesn't make it more relevant to the conversation

in the case of the US being a direct democracy?

And why all the sources at the bottom are wrong and you, with none are right?

we literally arent thats how

the executive is chosen based on democratic procedure and the judiciary is appointed by democratically elected officials

No @W1NT3R1SC0MING

That wasn't being debated

pretty "democratic"

well tbf the executive of the US is chosen through a more federalistic manner

Well judges would probably be the least Democratic at the federal levels and states where they aren't elected.

But thank God we don't elect Federal judges

yeah that'd kinda be a shitshow

for better or worse

That and we have those in power and influence not elected into their positions.

federal judges are appointed by democratically elected officials though

do I need to go over why that doesn't mean dick, again?

Indirectly it is, but it's not a Democratic process in itself.

people are making decisions by virtue of having been empowered by the process

If you wanted the appointment process to be more Democratic the judges would be chosen by the people for review instead of the President

But that would remove the checks and balances

yeah also would result in more partisanship in the courts than there already is

Anything out of the Executive is not Democratic in nature and is Authoritarian.

how so

I'd bet money no one who voted for the Republican members of congress during Obummer's last term was exactly consulted before they just sat on their hands and effectively blocked the president's SCOTUS judge pick for an entire fucking year

Because the President is the sole decider of the Executive, even if his cabinet votes for him to not appoint someone he can do it irregardless.

the president was given that power by a democratic process though

a fairly strange one

but still

An entire party of congress just refused to do their jobs for an entire year

**NOT A DEMOCRACY** REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

pretty sure that wasn't mentioned on the ballots

you're the only one reeing about anything here bucko

everyone else is just having a conversation

@Death in June The President once elected is no longer bound to the will of the people. Which is why everyone should be very skeptical of the Presidents actions.