Reverence for wealth

Originally posted by Suzianne
So many in the Republican party, with their reverence for businesspeople, believe that businesspeople are best qualified to run a country. This is ridiculous. Running a corporation is more like running a dictatorship. Your rule is law. The USA, however, is a democracy. We decided on a President and a separation of powers, instead of a King, for this ve ...[text shortened]... ion needs to be overturned, as one step to remove the debilitating effects of money in politics.

Wrong. The USA is NOT a democracy. http://madisonproject.com/2013/09/we-the-people-a-constitutional-republic-not-a-democracy/

Originally posted by kquinn909
Wrong. The USA is NOT a democracy. http://madisonproject.com/2013/09/we-the-people-a-constitutional-republic-not-a-democracy/

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/semantics?s=t

Originally posted by kquinn909
Wrong. The USA is NOT a democracy. http://madisonproject.com/2013/09/we-the-people-a-constitutional-republic-not-a-democracy/

The founding documents point to a government "of the people, by the people and for the people".

What do you think that means?

Originally posted by twhitehead
Whodey totally misses the point as usual.
And your knowledge of american history is abysmal.

How so?