God damn Indians and Democrats

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repeating facts doesnt bother me


just like repeating lies doesn't bother you

You already used this definition. I agree with it. The United States it not organized as a democracy. It is organized as a federated republic. The supreme power of the government lies in a constitution, not people.

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your debate isn't with me


Its with every dictionary and encyclopedia in the world

Dictionaries don't define words. No dictionary is authoritative on any word. No dictionary owns a word. Dictionaries are used to standardize spelling pronunciation.

That said, I happen to agree with this definition. The United States is not a democracy. It is a federated republic.

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Merriam Websters idiots


YOU don't get to redefine worlds because Fox news infects your tiny brain and you love to be putin ear fucked

The meaning of the word 'republic' and 'democracy' come from ancient Rome and ancient Greece. No dictionary defines any word.

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I'm curious about one thing, Guille. If the US is not a democracy, as you say, who or what holds the supreme power?

The Constitution of the United States for the federal government, the constitutions of the several States for each of the several States, the constitutions (usually called 'charters') of the various counties within that State, and the constitutions (usually called 'charters') of the city governments within those counties.

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There is no supreme power. The pertinent question is why are you looking for one?

Actually, there is. It rests upon the constitution of that government.

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Actually, there is. It rests upon the constitution of that government.

Solid point.

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Canada. The UK. The UAE. Argentina. China. North Korea. ...shall I go on?

The UAE, Argentina, China and North Korea all have constitutions. Here they are:

https://www.constituteproject.org/co...rates_2004.pdf

http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=282508

http://english.gov.cn/archive/laws_r...4982987458.htm

https://www.constituteproject.org/co...98.pdf?lang=en

You're right about the UK and Canada, but we knew about those already.

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A democracy has no constitution. It is mob rule. They usually fail very quickly, falling into an oligarchy or an outright dictatorship form of government. A republic has a constitution. That is actually the definition of a republic.

The UK is not a republic and does not have a codified constitution. It hasn't fallen into an oligarchy or a dictatorship yet.

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False dichotomy. Both Canada and the UK are oligarchies. Israel is a theocracy. Nazi Germany had no constitution. It was a dictatorship. Stalin's Russia had no constitution. It was a dictatorship. Today's Russia is an oligarchy.

Really? I would advise you to check some of that information.

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False dichotomy. Both Canada and the UK are oligarchies. Israel is a theocracy. Nazi Germany had no constitution. It was a dictatorship. Stalin's Russia had no constitution. It was a dictatorship. Today's Russia is an oligarchy.

Only republics have constitutions.

Actually the USSR did have a constitution. It didn't mean jack shit but they did have one.

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Stalin's Russia had no constitution.

It did though:

https://www.scribd.com/document/5836...R-Constitution

But as I said earlier, Stalin ignored it.

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Dumbfuck, a democracy is less likely to have a Constitution.

A democracy has no constitution. Ever. A constitutional form of government is a republic.

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Merriam Websters is correct

I agree that this is reasonably correct. The United States is not organized as a democracy. It is a federated republic.

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Hmm. So who had the power to declare America independent?

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them ... etc.

God?

The United States is not a theocracy. It is a federated republic.

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Yea well if Democrats, who significantly outnumber Republicans actually got off their asses and voted in midterms then there would be this problem, would there?

They don't.