I mean how can a a vote by a scientific be the same than a dumb one, a retard, or people with no culture...
It doesn´t seem a very good system to me.
Sorry about the mistakes I´m spanish
2007-02-25 02:32:47 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Well, that is the point of a democracy.
The US of course is not a democracy for instance. It is a democratic republic. For instance, while people vote for the highest office, they do not actually elect the President. He is elected by the Electoral Collage. The reason for this is that the founding fathers felt that the average man (or woman) was unable to make good decisions, so they put a second layer in, to prevent people from making mistakes. There have been two presidents that I'm aware of who although they won the popular vote, did not win the election. this system occasionally comes under review, but doesn't change, as those in power actually do know the stupidity of the average American citizen.
Most democracies have checks and balances to prevent misuse. Democracy is a crappy system, tending towards circuses to entertain the masses. However it is better than any other system yet devised, so what are you going to do? All systems of government are subject to corruption, Democracy has the least tendency to corruption.
Which is another reason that the good old USofA is not a Democracy, as most of the corruption would be gotten rid of.
2007-02-25 02:40:45 · answer #1 · answered by whatotherway 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do you heard about the famous saying that in democracy the heads are counted and not the minds. A vote of highly educated person is equal to that of a lay man but still we have to depend on this system Caz even an illiterate person can be more wise than a educated person and there is no criteria by which we can determine that who is wise and who is not.
2007-02-25 02:48:12 · answer #2 · answered by hm_pearl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends upon the type of democracy you are speaking of. "Typical" Greek democracy held that only members of a certain class were able to vote. American democracy was originally set up so that only white, male landowners were able to vote. I suppose the assumption in both cases was that only the educated (white males) and those with a vested interest in the country (landowners) would be able to make competent, responsible decisions regarding the country.
2007-02-25 02:38:30 · answer #3 · answered by dylan19d 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
And who gets to determine who gets a vote who counts more and a vote that counts less? When you get into judging the merits of individual people you run the risk of manipulating the system for the benefit of certain groups.
2007-02-25 02:45:01 · answer #4 · answered by meathookcook 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because all the politicians a person in the US might be voting for is either a liar, a cheat, a crook or fool himself/herself so it doesn't matter if a voter is Einstein or homeless person. So idiot politician will get voted in no matter how smart or dumb the US voter is.
2007-02-25 02:41:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It gives everyone a chance to be heard.
2007-02-25 02:40:38 · answer #6 · answered by Groovy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"in democracy everyone is the same"?
LOL
Who told you that lie?
2007-02-25 02:42:11 · answer #7 · answered by chickenhawk_plucker 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋