Conversation Between Sun Devil and evince

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  1. You have a friend here.
    I know we have already butted heads but there is a couple of things for sure you will get from me

    compassion and the dead truth.

    Im here bud and ready to be your sounding board and will be here to hand you a crutch when you need it and to kick that crutch away when YOU need it kicked away.

    no bullshit just human interaction AIMED at helping you to a quiet mind.

    Its obtainable and you deserve to have it.
  2. there are a few of us here who have been through at least some of what you have been through and some of us who are still traveling some of that bumpy road still.

    me and don quixote would talk openly about his depression.

    people were very respectful and kind.
    I know we fight like dogs here sometimes but there is a special respect here from the ranks who have known each other for over a decade.
    we can talk any time you need or want to. If you start a thread as soon as I see it I will leave whatever Im discussing and make your comments my first priority. Dons still here and going even after some very deep bouts
  3. Hey evince thank you for the kind offer. Perhaps I will do that
  4. dude you can always talk to me


    I will be here for you as much as I possibly can be


    you are worthy of happiness
  5. we are a democratic constitutional republic.

    some people like to leave off the democratic part.

    that doesn't mean we are NOT a democracy.

    there is a faction who like to claim we are not a democracy which is antithetical to the very definitions of the words.

    Those people are right wing hacks who hate democracy and cheat in elections to subvert it.

    Its political hackery and those "experts" your talking about are liars.
  6. I see your point. But I'm not looking at dictionaries. I tend to go on the experts who have reviewed the U.S constitution. By the way I'm not that knowledgable of political theory so you're more than welcome to school me on the subject. I am currently at work so I'll look at your link. Thanks for the response.
  7. here is your problem every dictionary and encyclopedia will inform you if you wish to believe the definitions of words that a democracy involves elections by the people and Include the types that do that through representatives.

    Its in the very definition of the word democracy.

    the word republic merely means having representatives.

    the King could choose who represents you.

    We are a democracy and saying we are not is NOT TRUE.

    the type of democracy we are is a constitutional republic
  8. Well you're welcome to challenge me on your notion of proving that we are a democracy. From my understanding the critical difference between a democracy and what I consider an constitutional republic, lies in the fact that a Constitutional Republic has a Constitution that limits the powers of the government. It also shows how the government is structured, creating checks on its power and balancing power between the different branches. The goal of a constitutional democracy is to avoid tyranny or mobocracy (as one professor wrote).

    You can eevn see in the following as proof of our constitutional republic:

    "Article IV Section 4 of the Constitution states: "The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion . . ."

    BTW I'm a progressive not a right-winger.
  9. we are a democracy and every dictionary and encyclopedia in the world says your WRONG

    you are buying right wing propaganda
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