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Originally Posted by Lov2fish
Uhm, we had everything we have now before the IRS and Federal reserve ever materialized. Taxation is theft, period. Psst, we are not a democracy. We are a republic, huge, HUGE difference.
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Nice try. I said democratic as in a system
de·moc·ra·cy
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noun: democracy
a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
re·pub·lic
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noun: republic; plural noun: republics
a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.
Which is system based on democratic values.
In a pure democracy, laws are made directly by the voting majority leaving the rights of the minority largely unprotected. In a republic, laws are made by representatives chosen by the people and must comply with a constitution that specifically protects the rights of the minority from the will of the majority