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by Rude Bear Ready for Winter on September 13th, 2008
The US is a democratic republic, in that we elect representatives who then make and enforce the laws. In a "True" democracy we'd have to have a vote on each and every law, and considering how many we have, we'd never actually get anything done. Can you imagine having to vote on the speed limit of every street in the US?
Will Americans start to move to China or India for jobs since most jobs are going there?
by Louie_Ranking on September 18th, 2011
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Why can't we have a government that really cares what the British people want?
by PinkyKingerweiser on September 19th, 2011
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How can we tweak politics so that when we vote for a politician who promised to represent his constituents common collective views
by Bugler on October 11th, 2011
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Talking about the USA Democracy what is beside the point?
by prof. mes solzhenitsy on September 19th, 2011
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What is this...Wars were fought then and now to ensure a Democracy...
by Beanss... on September 27th, 2011
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