Nick Arama : Jun 17, 2024
RedState
[RedState.com] ...[America's] Founders specifically rejected a pure democracy or direct democracy because they were concerned about mob rule. They wanted to protect individual liberties and minorities, they wanted a rule of law that would endure and protect those rights. Hence, while we can be called a representative democracy because the people elect their representatives—it is more accurate and specific to say a Constitutional Republic. That difference is very significant because while in a pure democracy, mob rule could take away your rights, in a Constitutional Republic, you have checks from the courts who will uphold the rule of law and protect individual liberties ... That's what the MAGA people are referencing, so it's not frightening or concerning at all. Nor is it a conspiracy from Trump or something that came from Fox, despite what CNN was pushing. It's the basic foundational concept of our government, a better form of government. But CNN is trying to paint this as some kind of dangerous thought... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here Click Here to read, and watch the Prager U video segment about the difference between pure democracy and a Constitutional Republic. (Image: iStock-ZimmyTWS)
