ThoughtsOnDueProcess

okay...let me see if i get this right

electorate
Noun
1. all the people in an area or country who have the right to vote in an election

2. the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote

constituency

Noun

a. The body of voters or the resident.
b. The district so represented

government
Noun
1. the executive policy-making body of a country or state

democracy
Noun

1. Government by the people, exercised either directly or through elected representative
2. A political or social unit that has such a government

3. The common people, considered as the primary source of political power.
4. Majority rule.
5. The principles of social equality and respect for the individual within a community

6. A system of government or organization in which the citizens or members choose leaders or make other important decisions by voting.

7. A form of government in which sovereign power resides in the people and is exercised by them or by officers they elect to represent them

republic
Noun
1. a form of government in which the people or their elected representatives possess the supreme power
2. a country in which the head of state is an elected or nominated president

so here we have an Government whose electorate has exercised their defined right and has formed a Government of which the electorate are constituents and that form of Government is referred to as a democracy, by definition and where by definition this democracy is a republic...and this is where the tension/chaos begins to flow...for within this democratic republic for which we stand therein lies two political points of view...the democratic[party] view of sovereign power residing in the people and the republic(an)[party] view that elected representatives possess the supreme power, seemingly irrespective of the people and their wishes...hmmm...so what's the point???...well just recently the republican majority of elected officials just passed a bill...more like a legislative order...that the electorate constituents must and will bailout those of interest...aka CorporateAmerica...to the republican party irrespective of the wishes/concerns/well-being of the people...aka ThePeople...and so you might be inclined to ask well how was the wishes/concerns/well-being of the people to be taken into account, how exactly was there to be a barometer of the voice of ThePeople???...................

referendum
Noun

1. A direct vote of the electorate on a question of importance

2. The submission of a proposed public measure or actual statute to a direct popular vote

3. A legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate[aka ThePeople]

hmmm...seems like the sovereign power of the people might have threaten the soveriegn power of the elected representatives, huh...oh by the way i forgot...almost...one more underlying definition of this DemocraticRepublic..........

capitalism
Noun

1. A system of economics under which ownership of and investment in the means of production and distribution depends chiefly upon corporations and private individuals

2. A theory or system in which property and investment in business; are owned and controlled by individuals directly or through ownership of shares in companies[...akaWallStreet...my own edification]

3. an economic system based on private ownership of capital[..and so what/where is the WeThePeople with this sh*t]...hmmm

yes, it seems like the sovereign power of ThePeople threatens the sovereign power of the elected representatives to protect the sovereign power of CorporateAmerica...that's the point!!!...

vote

Noun
1. a choice made by a participant in a shared decision, esp. in electing a candidate
2. A formal expression of preference for a candidate for office or for a proposed resolution of an issue
3.To express a choice or an opinion
4.To declare or pronounce by general consent

all definitions courtesy of the online dictionary TheFreeDictionary by Fairlex

THIS THOUGHT INSPIRED BY the watching of MichaelMoore's SlackersUprising

(thanks Tomaca for sharing)

move over BananaRepublic we got a new Warehou$e..its call DemoCraticRepublic...our motto is "we launder money right in front of you"....hmmm...or maybe "we launder money so you don't have to"

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