https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy This says otherwise. @Jokerfaic

Weird.

We are not exclusively one

we're not a "direct democracy" that doesn't give one leave to just say "we're not a democracy"

Good so Socialism/Communism all falls into shit ^_-

Cause generalization.

i mean i think the term "a democracy" is silly

fuck your editable documents and fuck you.

because it implies that the demos is in charge

People use the term Democracy when talking about the US because they want everyone to forget about the Judiciary and the Executive have equal power to the Congress so they can bypass Constitutional protections. The only way to describe the US Government is a Republic which implies it is Democratic.

We are a representative democracy and constitutional republic. Both. not either-or

i shouldve clarified that i meant direct democracy earlier too.

kinda just forgot

Anyone with enough wrinkles could figure that out @W1NT3R1SC0MING

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