Quote:
|
Originally Posted by QRQ 30
I'm not arguing words, I am tired of others arguing words. We all know what the president or I or anyone else means when we speak of a democracy and don't need some pseudo intellectual to correct us with some lofty, really meaningless definition. Almost every country in the world has a constitution of some sort and are republics. That included the Soviet Union and even Iraq although it was life threatening to run against Stalin or Sadahm.
|
I personally find it useful to recall that we are a Constitutional Republic when someone from the American Left wants to undermine our constitutional liberties (like those guaranteed in the second amendment, for instance) because they have a public opinion poll showing it is democratically popular (such as was the case for a certain period of time following the Reagan assassination attempt). This has been the method de jure of the liberal judiciary for several decades. The greatest benefactor of American capitalism and freedom is our Constitution, literally interpreted, IMHO. I have always taken references to Constitutional Republic to remind us of the Bill of Rights which should remain inviolate as the bedrock of our polity.