Perspective on Constitutional Carry Progress (Moved from Legal)

[westernrover]

Again, democracy is a principle (government by the consent of the governed), while republic / monarchy is a structure through which the underlying principles are put into effect. For example, Britain is a monarchy but nobody is saying that it's not also a democracy. On the other hand, North Korea is a "republic" but nobody is saying that it is a democracy. Your conceptual framework is simply incorrect. Your main mistake is equating democracy with mob rule. That has never been the case, not in ancient times, and not today.

You're mischaracterizing my remarks which weren't about pedantic word definitions. They were about the significance of the rule of law. It doesn't matter what people call it, when some people, whether few or many, are above the law, there is lawlessness, and lawlessness leads to tyranny and oppression. Not just any law can ensure liberty, but it must be moral law with justice. You've cited immoral an unjust oppression as justified by a majority vote. This is what's never been the case.

 

[Robert]

We seem to have wandered pretty far off into the weeds in the last two pages.