France is a republic, currently the fifth one, and has a strong executive (sort of) similar to USA, but still a democracy. Finland is also a republic, but the president has weak powers similar (sort of) to the head of state in a constitutional monarchy.
There are many forms of republics and democracies, so perhaps the constitutional ought to widen their horizons a bit?
For the longest time I defended the Electoral College. Like our founding fathers I feared a dictatorship of the masses, like the French revolution of Robespierre and his ilk that followed over the years; National Socialism, Communism, call it what you may.
But I see now that it’s been perverted to serve one party or another to gain power in this country, along with gerrymandering and voter suppression.
It’s time to go back to the drawing board and revisit what it means to be a ‘true’ democracy, while protecting the rights of minorities.
I’ve stated this quite often but it bears repeating,
the system is broken as is. Times have changed since the late 1700’s in a million ways. Culturally and scientifically, and information technology for all its benefits is also dividing us and enriching fewer and fewer of us, not to mention how it’s used as a propaganda tool by us and our enemies.
George Orwell’s
1984 isn’t a precautionary tale anymore, it’s slowly becoming reality.
