massimus on 27 July 2018
The US is a constitutional republic. Congress can’t vote our rights away, it’s not democratic. Only the States can under article 5. You need a supreme majority to amend the constitution and its difficult on purpose. So they can’t be voted away. 3/5 of the states together are the most powerful form of democracy in our republic. They are even more powerful than all 3 federal branches. All because the states can amend the constitution without them. The states can change the limitations on a branch, require supreme Court term limits, require congress have a balanced budget by law, executive order boundaries. All kinds of things. But it is all based around the constitution and the rule of law, not democracy.
Last edited by massimus - on 29 July 2018
