What if democratic values were totally inaccurate or meaningless?

Question

For many, democracy is synonym of freedom. It means the right for everyone to
have an opinion and to decide who'll be the next top government executive.
What if that was totally misleading?

I MEAN WORLDWIDE

Answer 1

A wise man once said that democracy is the worst form of government there is , but it's better than all the rest

Answer 2

What if?
Most people don't understand that what we are calling a democracy is really a republic. They don't realize what we have now anyway.
Simply stated' the differences between a republican and democratic form of government are:

In a Democracy, the will of the majority outweighs the will of the few, or of the individual.
In a Republic, the will of the individual outweighs the will of the few, or of the majority.

In a Republic, the government cannot force you to give them anything that the Constitution does not give them the power to take.
In a Democracy, the government can take away anything that the "masses" decide is legitimate to remove.

A Republic finances itself through legitimate taxes and fees that were specifically spelled out in its Constitution.
A Democracy finances itself through illegitimate licences, fees, fines, and other statutory penalties, as well as repressive progressive income taxes.

What exactly does this mean? It means that in a Democracy, whatever the masses decide is right or law, is right and the law for "everyone." Regardless if you like it or not, even if it tramples your right to own property or exercise your individual liberty. In a Republic, no individual or any majority or any group of people, no matter how large can supercede the rights of any single individual citizen.

Answer 3

We are a democratic Republic,the will of the many outweigh the few,but not supposed trample on the rights of 1 person.
The Constitution is the supreme law of the land,no Federal,State,County or local law can exceed the law of a higher level of government and none can supersede the Constitution.
Any law of such nature is unconstitutional and therefore moot.It gives specific powers to the Federal and State govt., but neither can give or take powers away from the other. All other powers are reserved to the people. Ex.: The Federal govt. has the power to tax,but cities,counties and states do not except by a vote of the people.
The Constitution limits the govt. ability to take property for public use without just compensation,but look at New London,Ct, and other cities where local govt. is taking private property to give to private developers to increase city tax base. This is wrong and it is unconstitutional,but the U.S. Supreme Court says it legal.
So what democratic values are you talking about?

Answer 4

Your question is backed up with what has happened in the US. Money, not the people, got George W. Bush elected and re-elected. Now he is trying to change the Constitution and Bill of Rights to retain the power he and the Republicans have, regardless of the outcome of the mid-term elections.

Answer 5

What if it is? Then what? People need to realize that there is no perfect justice or political system. We only have trade-offs between alternative choices. Unlike that moron above (you know, the "Bush wasn't elected by the people" guy) most of us believe that a democratic system is the best alternative.

Answer 6

Well did you really want either Kerry or Bush? Or are you one of the many who thinks there is a better option then both of them somewhere.

Answer 7

But it is not, so I can't really answer the question. If it were, I guess our government would be a complete failure, which it is not.

Answer 8

What if pigs could fly? It's an equally meaningful question.

Answer 9

Well, since it isn't, why think about it?

Answer 10

if depends on what you mean by if.............................LOL