Do we truly live in a democracy?
Absolutely we do
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Yes we do. Technically, we are a representative Democracy, since we have the electoral college. We are a democratic republic of confederated states. We are the best nation in the world. With the best form of government. And the oldest Constitution! Hope this helps. Thanks!! Side: Absolutely we do
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If you go by the definition of the word, we only have the 3rd oldest Constitution. The other two, the Magna Carta and the codified legal body of San Marino, fully fit the definition of "Constitution" despite not expressly calling themselves that, and both predate our Constitution. As for best form of government, what metric would you use to determine that? I suppose same question for "best nation in the world" as well. Side: Absolutely we do
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Even if you are correct in your assessment of the USA you must remember we have countries who have Socialist Democracies. France, Canada, Sweden, and a couple of the Scandinavian nations come to mind. Thus, Socialisism and democracy need not be diametrically opposed. And indeed they usually are not. Side: Absolutely we do
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We live in a democratic society, but not a "Democracy". Colloquially it's semantics, but politically speaking the difference between a Democracy and our Constitutional Republic really show in situations like marriage rights, where the Judicial branch, working on behalf of the Constitutional, overruled the will of the people in multiple states. If we lived in a Democracy, the people would have been the final arbiter of the law. Side: No way
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