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Politics : Just the Facts, Ma'am: A Compendium of Liberal Fiction
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To: TimF who wrote (44885)1/24/2006 9:28:05 AM
From: Solon  Read Replies (2) of 90947
 
In a representative democracy (or Republic) people elect others to conduct agreements on their behalf. You may not agree with every opinion or thought, but you agree to their authority to represent your interests.

"Representative democracy comprises a form of democracy and theory of civics wherein voters choose (in free, secret, multi-party elections) representatives to act in their interests, but not as their proxies—i.e., not necessarily as directed but with enough authority to exercise initiative in the face of changing circumstances. Modern liberal democracies are important examples of representative democracy. In the United States this term is often synonymous with "republic"."

A representative democracy may involve more powers than a constitutional monarchy or participatory democracy would allocate to the legislators, so almost all constitutions provide for an independent judiciary and other measures to balance representative power:

You may disagree with a specific measure enacted by your representatives in Congress, but at the same time (as an American Citizen) you must abide by the fundamental methodology of representative democracy. You are grandfathered to agreements (especially the Constitution) made before the accident of your citizenship. You may choose to repudiate your acquiescence to the Constitution (and to representative democracy) by adopting the citizenship of another country.
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