Washington Post: Net Neutrality Kills Puppies > Too bad

reply to SLD

Re: Too bad

Who said anything about a democracy? We're in a Constitutional Republic, remember?

»en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_states

"A constitutional republic is a state where the head of state and other officials are elected as representatives of the people, and must govern according to existing constitutional law that limits the government's power over citizens.

In a constitutional republic, executive, legislative, and judicial powers are separated into distinct branches and the will of the majority of the population is tempered by protections for individual rights so that no individual or group has absolute power.

The fact that a constitution exists that limits the government's power makes the state constitutional. That the head(s) of state and other officials are chosen by election, rather than inheriting their positions, and that their decisions are subject to judicial review makes a state republican."

reply to SLD
Well, obviously the concept of ANY decision based on the people's will, as opposed to determination by your favored elite, is so upsetting that you have to quibble over the terminology of how the people govern themselves.

Either way, it eventually ends up as what the people want, as opposed to what lockstep liberals and their media friends have been pushing for decades.

calvoiper
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VoIP--the death knell of remaining voice monopolies!

Actually, quite the opposite. Control of the gov't by the people was finally lost under the term of the Bush administration.
Now we only have the results of corporate influence on "our" representatives. Ever wonder why Congress leans towards the wishes of corporations, even though they cannot vote?

Control of the government by the people was "lost" under the Bush administration? And that's why Bush's party got its pants beaten off by the other party in the next election?

I think you're missing something....

calvoiper
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VoIP--the death knell of remaining voice monopolies!

You think so? Do you really believe that your representatives are giving you equal consideration vs. their corporate sponsors - the ones that can't even vote? If so, you're living in quite a dreamy bubble, my friend.