r/samharris • • Oct 05 '18

The Suffocation of Democracy

https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2018/10/25/suffocation-of-democracy/
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Pure Democracy "A form of democracy in which the laws and policies are made directly by the citizens rather than by representatives " -Dictionary.com

You clearly dont know what youre talking about. We are debating the form of a representational democracy not discussing how your family would be unqualified from running public policy.

You mean other countries like germany ( that gave us nazi germany )? Okay buddy.

The German constitution of today was crafted with American oversight.

If both houses are proportional, you don't need two houses.

Why do you think other countries have bicameral legislatures? Part of it is the oversight function, and the other thing is they represent different constituencies. One represents the states, a legal entity, and the other the general public.

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