and then was actually defeated by Gore
lol
^^^^^^^^^
Despite the irregularities, Bush Jr. won that election (and he would have won it by a much larger margin if it wasn't for the DUI story). I'd rank Gore as the worst candidate ever since he didn't win despite the fact that the economy and foreign affairs were going in his favor and despite the fact that some embarassing last-minute revalations about Bush Jr. were released right before Election Day.
That's not the point. Gore got more votes, so anybody who cares about democracy should consider him the true winner.
Where in the world is there a more democratic system then in the US?
How about Greece about...2500 years ago?
lol. Only wealthy men who had served in the army could vote in ancient Greece.
It was only half way sarcasm. I think it still says something that the Ancient Greeks had a direct democracy (even if it was not universal suffrage) and we don't.
Explain yourself. We have a representative republic. A direct democracy would lead to a mob where the majority could make the minority slaves. Yes, the constitution of our republic prevents such acts from happening. With that we aren't true democracy. Somehow I doubt this is what you were getting at though.
Of course neo-cons such as yourself oppose full democracy. We don't want the citizens with too much power; it's the government's job to decide what's best.
I support direct democracy. Whoever gets more votes wins the election.
