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Originally Posted by xtb
We do not live in a pure democracy. A pure democracy is 2 wolves and a sheep voting on what's for dinner. Our country was founded as a constitutional republic with elements of democracy. Half of our legislative branch is a representative democracy, I think it was brilliant of our founding fathers to create a portion of our government that represents all states equally. We are after all, the United States of America. Without the Senate, residents of small states would feel disenfranchised pretty quickly.
Do you think the United Nations should apportion voting power according to nations' populations?
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Instead, residents of large states are effectively disenfranchised. In case you have forgotten, nations are sovereign entities. The UN can suggest, it can cajole, it can wish, but it can enforce no laws or edicts. The states, on the other hand, are subject to the Federal Government as enumerated in the Constitution. For example, we currently have no national law on abortion. if, hopefully when, Congress passes a law codifying the right to an abortion, no state will be able to pass any laws prohibiting abortion.
Both the Senate and the House are Representative Democracies. The only difference is in what they Represent.
As I said before, the creation of National Political parties has changed the game completely. Policy is no longer debated among 50 states, but among two national political parties
ETA: Neither Wolves nor Sheep can vote on anything, but who's to say there weren't more sheep at that meeting.
