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To: Reilly Diefenbach who wrote (258450)	7/4/2010 1:41:14 AM
From: Bank Holding Company	Respond to of 306849

There's an app for that??

To: Reilly Diefenbach who wrote (258450)	7/4/2010 11:38:54 AM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

Rome was a republic too. I'm not for direct democracy, given the intelligence, education and global experience of most Americans.

To: Reilly Diefenbach who wrote (258450)	7/4/2010 1:37:42 PM
From: koan	Respond to of 306849

<<The U. S. is (at least according to the Constitution) a democratic REPUBLIC, not a democracy. Important distinction.>> I have heard this argument from the right for 50 years. This argument overlooks several important things. 1) there really is no difference between democracies and Republics. They both just mean rule by the people and not a tribal chief or monarchy (idea originated in ancient Greece 500 BC). There are a zillion types of republics and democracies and the terms are used interchangably. 2) Our consitution, and democacy, have evolved greatly. the supreme court was not originally the last word on what the constituion says is law and even overriding congress. Then there was Jeffersonian democracy when the executive branch took much greater power. Bush and Nixon also tried to increase executive power. The three branches of government wax and wane with regard to power according to the period. They struggle with each other. The consitution does not clearly lay out the powers of the three branches of government.