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Old 03-19-2015, 09:27 PM
 
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We are, ummmmmm, I guess a representative-shamocracy otherwise known as a Republic.

D/R flim-flam game if you ask me!
You might want to tell that to Saint Ronald Reagan, who in his 1988 State of the Union address, referred to America as a democracy 18 times
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Old 03-19-2015, 09:28 PM
 
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I think most of us learned that we are a Republic by the time we got to the third grade.
Ronald Reagan never got to third grade?
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Old 03-19-2015, 09:29 PM
 
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this is also like the separation of church and state, which is also not in the constitution but also was in a private letter of thomas jefferson.
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Old 03-19-2015, 09:31 PM
 
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Ronald Reagan never got to third grade?

A little education is a good thing. A few minutes of research will give you the answer that most American already know. Google is your friend. Something your school failed to do.


BTW, repeat the Pledge of Allegiance. The answer is there also.
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Old 03-20-2015, 07:29 AM
 
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Ronald Reagan never got to third grade?
No, that would clearly be you

Representative democracy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Old 03-20-2015, 07:31 AM
 
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You might want to tell that to Saint Ronald Reagan, who in his 1988 State of the Union address, referred to America as a democracy 18 times
Thats because it IS a Democracy

Its a Representative Democracy.. NOT a Direct Democracy..
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Old 03-20-2015, 09:14 AM
 
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Both together don't make any sense. They can't both be true

A, We're not a democracy
B, Thomas Jefferson once said ā€œThe democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not."

And yet both of the above are standard con yapping points

Talking about "standard yapping points"!

Maybe you should ask Al Gore.
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Old 03-20-2015, 09:16 AM
 
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No, the point of the thread was to show that cons are stupid and I did just that.

If we're not a democracy then why is Jefferson referring to us as a democracy

For the record Jefferson never said that, but cons think he did
"No, the point of the thread was to show that cons are stupid and I did just that."

No, you just proved that YOU are stupid.
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Old 03-20-2015, 09:26 AM
 
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Yes. Resoundingly. Liberals lack critical thinking skills and can't function unless directed by their lord and master.
This is why I like Walker for NOT having a degree. You can see here the failed, manipulated, and frequently incorrect critical thinking skill that come with degrees today.
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Old 03-20-2015, 09:29 AM
 
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Yes. Resoundingly. Liberals lack critical thinking skills and can't function unless directed by their lord and master.

EXCEPT FOR:

1. We're not a democracy
2. That quote is a fake.

Critical thinking 101.

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