Re: OT: Civil War Narrowly Averted in Schiavo Case

On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 13:30:33 -0700, Robert Monsen wrote:

> John Woodgate wrote:
>> I read in sci.electronics.design that Clarence_A <no@xxxxxx> wrote (in
>> <CcA4e.9602$FN4.804@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>) about 'OT: Civil War
>> Narrowly Averted in Schiavo Case', on Tue, 5 Apr 2005:
>>
>>> America is not and never has been a "Democracy."
>>
>>
>> What about 'government of/for/by the People'? 'By the People' is surely
>> 'democracy'?
>
> It's formally defined as a representative democracy. The people don't
> vote, they vote for the people who vote. This leads to wierd anomalies,
> such as George W Bush, who lost the 'popular' vote in 2000, but won the
> election due to quirks in the law, and a few friends in high places.

Horse-***! No "quirks in the law", nor "a few friends in high places".
The constitution was (finally) followed.

....but if you want to continue to slog on in your hate and stupor, please
don't let me stop you. You folks need someone to hate.

--
Keith



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