tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38696983.post1456710819776994953..comments2024-01-26T00:51:41.975-08:00Comments on AnceStories: The Stories of My Ancestors: I Pledge Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America...Miriam Robbinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12021845886261585678noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38696983.post-29862703545859205172009-03-14T14:15:00.000-07:002009-03-14T14:15:00.000-07:00I find it interesting that the Wikipedia article o...I find it interesting that the Wikipedia article on representative democracy included the following statements:<BR/><BR/>"Representative democracy is not inconsistent with oligarchy..." (first paragraph)<BR/><BR/>"There is no necessity that individual liberties are respected in a representative democracy." (fourth paragraph)<BR/><BR/>It is also interesting to note that the article on the constitutional republic states that it was "first advocated in the 18th and 19th centuries by classical liberals..."<BR/><BR/>I must respectfully disagree with the implication that the video is insulting the U.S. Democratic party (originally founded as the Democratic-Republican party of 1792) or endorsing the U. S. Republican party (founded in 1854 as the anti-slavery party). In my opinion, both parties are necessary to the balance of American government, and each bring their strengths and weaknesses into play when they control state and/or federal legislatures. Rather, I see it as a lesson in history as to the intentions of the founding fathers, who were well-educated in classical education, heavily influenced by Greece and Rome.<BR/><BR/>Joseph, thank you for taking the time to read and leave your comments.Miriam Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021845886261585678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38696983.post-10048468276245508712009-03-14T13:34:00.000-07:002009-03-14T13:34:00.000-07:00Ours is a representative democracy and a constitut...Ours is a <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representative_democracy" REL="nofollow">representative democracy</A> and a <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_republic" REL="nofollow">constitutional republic</A>. It is no less correct to call the United States a democracy than it is to call it a republic. Which term one chooses has nothing to do with the legitimacy of the Republican or Democratic party, which is what these exercises usually imply.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com