Democracy? What happened to the "Republic for which it stands"

[sneakerd]

The problem is that most people do not know the difference between a "Democracy" and a "Representative Republic".

[68Charger]

The problem is that most people do not know the difference between a "Democracy" and a "Representative Republic".

And yet they're allowed to vote, even though they don't know jack...

ought to be a test you have to pass to vote... nothing complicated, just enough to weed out the morons or people that don't pay enough attention to know what the hell they're talking about.

[Aloha_Shooter]

And yet they're allowed to vote, even though they don't know jack...

ought to be a test you have to pass to vote... nothing complicated, just enough to weed out the morons or people that don't pay enough attention to know what the hell they're talking about.

There IS a test of basic understanding of American civics. It's the citizenship test all foreigners have to take for naturalization. It's a crying shame most naturalized citizens know more about how the American system is supposed to work than most natural-borns.

[Irving]

I got that email as well, and was pretty disappointed that it did not provide the information for the specific bill, or what was in it. Zero information, just asking to be passed along.