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There is no such thing as democracy. Democracy is rule by the people. That would imply that all decision made from who the new president will be to what color Abrams tanks should be painted for parades would be made by popular vote. Needless to say this is impractical and impossible. So instead the idea of republic was used. In reality the people are not ruling. The people are not the base of the power. The base of the power are a number of individuals who claim to represent the people. As soon as any large system becomes detached from the individual members that make up the system, it takes on a life of it's own and acts in a way that none of it's individual components would want it to act.
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