After a particularly disappointing night of election results for Republicans, former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) lamented “pure democracies,” where major decisions are left up to voters …
What I always like to do is point out that Republicans are about “picking our bosses who will make hard decisions we might not like” vs “doing what the majority wants”.
I think a good government could use a little of both. But “majority wants” should be 99% of the laws, with only 1% being “hard, unpopular decisions”. Republicans prefer 100% “unpopular decisions”
What I always like to do is point out that Republicans are about “picking our bosses who will make hard decisions we might not like” vs “doing what the majority wants”.
I think a good government could use a little of both. But “majority wants” should be 99% of the laws, with only 1% being “hard, unpopular decisions”. Republicans prefer 100% “unpopular decisions”