"It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried." - Winston Churchill Also he said: "Nothing can be more abhorrent to democracy than to imprison a person or keep him in prison because he is unpopular. This is really the test of civilization."
James
4 provinces have come out against the move. Maybe this will add some momentum to Quebecois independence.
There is no "fair system", but mob rule is never fair and that is precisely what democracy is. The US uses a Federal Republic and a system of representation. Centralized authority should be resisted at every opportunity.
Clear headedness yes, but, a solid plan of action is required to be successful. And it's best to start planning before it is too late. Better to have and not need, than to need and not have.
Good for you, even if that is a meaningless statement. ALL democracy is nothing more than mob rule. You don't avoid these situations, you make them worse. Consider that it wasn't until AFTER the truckers started showing an alternative that public opinion started drifting from government policy. It wasn't until AFTER the government became more and more insane that public opinion dramatically changed. In your "direct democracy" the government would have used mob rule to immediately and thoroughly crush the truckers because it had mod support.
I get that this discussion is getting a bit heated but I think you misunderstood me. In a direct democracy the leaders cant force their agenda on the majority of people who dont really want it. A binding citizen's iniated referendum would be enacted.
Is it getting heated? You misunderstand the concept of democracy and seem to think that a central authority doesn't exist in one, which is the exact opposite of truth. You can also clearly see that while a lot of people didn't rush to comply at first, they quickly folded with very little coercion until those absolutely refusing to obey became an extreme minority. There is NOTHING good about a system that embraces mob rule, ever.
The problem is you are falling into the fundamental fallacy that all despots fall into. If "your side", the "right side", has control, which is rational and never wrong, then everything is okay and everyone will obviously see the wisdom and enlightenment your side has. Reality is never like this. No one ever has such a monopoly on truth to a degree that they should be allowed to rule completely over others.
A republic is the only way to maintain the rule of law. Democracy is mob rule. Hamas is a terrorist Jihadist evil group “elected democratically” - What a joke! The problem is the US, Canada and other free countries aren’t going after the terrorist Left, prosecuting them and throwing them in jail. That’s the problem. Weak conservatives are the problem!
That did not stop Biden to cheat himself into the white House... Guys you need to understand Communism will always find the Weaknesses of Governments and exploit them to gain a communist Rule. And at the Moment the so called open Communities of the western World were all infected by a Virus called Communism - also known as Socialism also known as Globalism.
- Winston Churchill
Also he said:
"Nothing can be more abhorrent to democracy than to imprison a person or keep him in prison because he is unpopular. This is really the test of civilization."
They established three equal branches of government to balance each other, legislative, executive, and judicial.
The legislature has the Senate which originally represented state governments and Congress which represented state populations.
The Senate also has a rule that requires 60 out of 100 votes to pass major legislation.
(I may be a bit off on this; however, I think this summaries it fairly well.)