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Re:Snowden calls for whistleblower shield after claims by ne... by MajesticHobo on Sunday May 22, 2016 @02:36PM (#11749675)
A valid point of view, but the US is technically a constitutional republic, not a true democracy. Certain values and principles are written into our DNA via the Constitution, and I contest your assertion that they can simply be voted away by the majority.
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Re:Snowden calls for whistleblower shield after claims by ne... by dalke on Sunday May 22, 2016 @07:10PM (#11750690)
Technically the US is a form of democracy. It is a type of representative, or indirect, democracy.

It is not direct democracy, which is also called a pure democracy, with the best known example being James Madison in Federalist 10.

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Types_of_democracy for a list of some of the types of democracy. It does not list a "true democracy". I suspect that you meant to use "pure" instead of "true" in your comment.

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Re:Snowden calls for whistleblower shield after claims by ne... by MajesticHobo on Sunday May 22, 2016 @10:04PM (#11751313)
Yes, that is what I meant. That's what I get for being a pedant.
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