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| A republican system of government can still be liberal and democratic. All "republic" really means is that there is no ruling sovereign a la Queen Elizabeth II. | |
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That's not a republic.
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| The United States is not a direct democracy, but a representative democracy. It is a liberal democracy nonetheless. | |
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That's a republic.
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| There are positions for and against the electoral college as it exists today -- I personally believe that it should either be reformed or eliminated. | |
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I want it, just reformed. People who live in states like South Dakota essentially have no say in the government and president. People who live in New York, Florida, and California have too much influence in the US government. That IMO is wrong and needs to change.
BTW, here is the difference between a Democracy and Republic. You'll notice that socialists and the Middle East aren't republics.
http://www.albatrus.org/english/gove...0repubblic.htm