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The government of the United States of America is the federal government of the constitutional republic of fifty states that constitute the United States...


All legislative bills for raising revenue must originate in the House of Representatives. The approval of both chambers is required to pass any legislation, which then may only become law by being signed by the President (or, if the President vetoes the bill, both houses of Congress then re-pass the bill, but by a two-thirds majority of each chamber, in which case the bill becomes law without the President's signature).


Article I, Section 2, paragraph 2 of the U.S. Constitution gives each chamber the power to "determine the rules of its proceedings."


The powers of Congress are limited to those enumerated in the Constitution; all other powers are reserved to the states and the people.




http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_government_of_the_United_States
 
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The government of the United States of America is the federal government of the constitutional republic of fifty states that constitute the United States...


All legislative bills for raising revenue must originate in the House of Representatives. The approval of both chambers is required to pass any legislation, which then may only become law by being signed by the President (or, if the President vetoes the bill, both houses of Congress then re-pass the bill, but by a two-thirds majority of each chamber, in which case the bill becomes law without the President's signature).


Article I, Section 2, paragraph 2 of the U.S. Constitution gives each chamber the power to "determine the rules of its proceedings."


The powers of Congress are limited to those enumerated in the Constitution; all other powers are reserved to the states and the people.




http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_government_of_the_United_States


What is your point? If you have any.
 
A republic is literally a form of government in which affairs of state are a "public matter" (Latin: res publica), not the private concern of the rulers, in which public offices are subsequently appointed or elected rather than privately accommodated, i.e. through inheritance or divine mandate.


In modern republics such as the United States the executive is legitimized both by a constitution and by popular suffrage.




http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic
 
With the United States Declaration of Independence the leaders of the revolt firmly rejected the monarchy and embraced republicanism.


John Adams had notably written a book on republics throughout history. In addition, the widely distributed and popularly read-aloud tract Common Sense, by Thomas Paine, succinctly and eloquently laid out the case for republican ideals and independence to the larger public.


The Constitution of the United States, ratified in 1789, created a relatively strong federal republic to replace the relatively weak confederation under the first attempt at a national government with the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union ratified in 1783.


The first ten amendments to the Constitution, called the United States Bill of Rights, guaranteed certain natural rights fundamental to republican ideals that justified the Revolution.





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic
 
A distinct set of definitions for the word republic evolved in the United States.



In common parlance a republic is a state that does not practice direct democracy but rather has a government indirectly controlled by the people. This understanding of the term was originally developed by James Madison, and notably employed in Federalist Paper No. 10. This meaning was widely adopted early in the history of the United States, including in Noah Webster's dictionary of 1828.



Also, there is evidence that contemporaries of Madison considered the meaning of the word to reflect the definition found elsewhere, as is the case with a quotation of Benjamin Franklin taken from the notes of James McHenry, where the question is put forth, "a Republic or a Monarchy?"



The term republic does not appear in the Declaration of Independence, but does appear in Article IV of the Constitution which "guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican form of Government."





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic
 
Claims that the American form of government is a 'democracy' are inaccurate.

Guess bush never got the memo.

"The rise of the Tea Party movement shows "democracy works," former President George W. Bush says in an interview to air Tuesday night on Fox News' "Hannity."

"Here's what I see. I see democracy working. People are expressing a level of frustration or concern and they're getting involved in the process," Bush told Sean Hannity in advance of the release Tuesday of his memoir, "Decision Points."


"And the truth of the matter is, democracy works in America," Bush said.
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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/11/05/tea-party-democracy-working-president-bush-fox-news/
 
Now, back to the object lesson for liberals:








Through the elected representation employed by our Constitutional Republic the influence of the majority is tempered by protections for individual rights as mandated by constitutional law.



Our form of government is deliberate in its attempt to thwart majoritarianism, thereby protecting political dissent and individuals and minority groups from the "tyranny of the majority" by placing checks on the power of the majority of the population.



The power of the majority is checked by limiting that power to electing representatives who are required to legislate with limits of overarching constitutional law which a simple majority cannot modify.





http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100518054437AAX3Eki
 
42 USC § 15483 - 5


Verification of voter registration information


(A) Requiring provision of certain information by applicants

(i) In general Except as provided in clause (ii), notwithstanding any other provision of law, an application for voter registration for an election for Federal office may not be accepted or processed by a State unless the application includes—
(I) in the case of an applicant who has been issued a current and valid driver’s license, the applicant’s driver’s license number; or
(II) in the case of any other applicant (other than an applicant to whom clause (ii) applies), the last 4 digits of the applicant’s social security number.


(ii) Special rule for applicants without driver’s license or social security number
If an applicant for voter registration for an election for Federal office has not been issued a current and valid driver’s license or a social security number, the State shall assign the applicant a number which will serve to identify the applicant for voter registration purposes. To the extent that the State has a computerized list in effect under this subsection and the list assigns unique identifying numbers to registrants, the number assigned under this clause shall be the unique identifying number assigned under the list.




http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/15483
 
In my continuing series on education for liberals, I offer the following:



Obamacare: Destined to Flop?




Numerous problems, including some that could have a substantial impact on the implementation of the ACA, have been identified and await some resolution.


A host of other problems are certain to be discovered over the next year. Some of those problems arise from a poorly constructed law; others, from poorly thought-out changes promulgated by subsequent regulations and administrative actions.


Under less contentious political circumstances than we find with health reform, many problems would have been taken care of through a House-Senate conference committee prior to the final vote in Congress.


That did not happen because of the surprise election of Scott Brown to replace the late Senator Ted Kennedy in Massachusetts, giving Republicans 41 Senate seats.


Democrat leaders feared that Senate Republicans could filibuster a conference report and prevent enactment.



The legacy of that decision is gridlock on Capitol Hill.


Small technical issues remain unresolved that under other circumstances would have been addressed through an uncontroversial corrections bill. Larger issues that could have been the subject of public debate remain outstanding.




http://american.com/archive/2013/september/obamacare-destined-to-flop-part-iv
 
The United States is technically a Republic, it is also a Representative Democracy. These two things are not mutually exclusive. I know many Authoritarians, typically right wing Republicans, resent the idea that we are a democracy, because they hate Democracy, but the fact is that the Federal Government and the government of the 50 States are Democracies.
 
Another in my series of lessons for liberals. As the shrill cries rise on the Left (again) to raise costs for food service businesses, liberals will no doubt be overjoyed to learn how higher costs = higher prices.


Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc on Thursday said it may raise prices in 2014 to offset higher food costs, sending shares up 7.7 percent.


The chain has been reluctant to increase menu prices despite higher costs.


Chipotle's sales at restaurants open at least 13 months, a closely watched gauge of industry performance, were up 6.2 percent for the latest quarter.


Chipotle narrowed its full-year forecast for same-restaurant sales to mid-single-digit percentage growth. For 2014, it forecast low single-digit percentage growth, excluding menu price increases.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/17/chipotle-prices_n_4118627.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular


You see, liberals, higher prices may result in lower sales, which can lead to stagnation and contraction.

Then, workers have no jobs and are dependent on the government.
 
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