But all power is ultimately derived from popular vote, directly or indirectly. Every major official in America was elected in a popular vote, or appointed by people who were elected.
this is true, but the founders did not want some officials directly affected by a vote of the people, because the people can act on whims, and suddenly want something now, and later not want it, plus they also put into the constitution term limits of different times. so that more distance was place between their elected official and the people. since a congressmen are direct officials of the people, there term is only 2 years,... but a senator is 6 ,to put him, what is know as farther away, so he is not directly impacted by the indirect vote of the people, because people minds will change over that 6 long years, they may fell like something today, but 6 years later they feel differently, as compared to the just -->2 year of a congressmen.
the more the people have MORE power in their hands directly ,the more corrupt they will get, they will want to create new rights, new laws, and MOST of them will benefit special interest and some laws, will take away rights of the minority, and we are seeing this play out today. america will fall, because we are doing exactly what the founders told us NOT to do.
Rome was a true Republic at the beginning, because it was run exclusively by the Patrician class with no input from the plebs. Venice was a republic that was run by wealthy merchants. A republic is ANY government that isn't a monarchy or a theocracy. Athens was a republic that had direct democracy. Venice was a republic run by merchants. Nazi Germany was a Republic run by the National Socialists. We are a republic. Our form of republic just so happens to be representative democracy.
a republic can be a lot of things....USSR, people's republic of china, France is a democratic socialist republic. america WAS created as a constitutional republic based on law.....not majority rule. and whether it is direct or representative its still majority rule. in 1913 america moved closer to being representative democracy, and now people are calling for a direct vote for the president, when that happens the last part of the checks and balances are truly gone.....
democracy is any form is ----->democratic government..........america was created with republican government.-->"The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence"
James Madison in federalist #10 ......makes it CLEAR there is republican government and their is democratic government, and he chooses......... republican government.
Also, why did you pick a Nazi as your user name?
barkmann is a panzer ace, that is all...it just a pic, ..........the same can be said for others..... why they put socialist and communist on there signatures.