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What’s the difference between a democracy and a republic – and why does the distinction matter? Constitutional law scholar Randy Barnett explains it in 90 seconds on the latest Hold These Truths podcast. Perfect ammo for your 4th of July BBQ debates… though I’d recommend avoiding politics and stick... show more

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Kevin Jones4 months ago

@RandyEBarnett Shut the fuck up, eye patch Randy Fine.

Mystery4 months ago

@RandyEBarnett

Robgut324 months ago

@RandyEBarnett You aren’t fighting for veterans stop sucking orange dick @POTUS . I’ve been waiting 500+ plus days been toss aside with other veterans. Trump family getting richer while I’ve been scrapping by and ignored. 🖕🖕🏻🖕🏼🖕🏽🖕🏾🖕🏿

Peter Morgan4 months ago

@RandyEBarnett As always good stuff. “The more you know”

Franny4 months ago

@RandyEBarnett Some things are obvious *BORDER SECURITY *NO FUNDING ILLEGAL ALIENS *DO THE CRIME DO THE TIME *NO MN IN WMN SPORTS OR SPACES *VOTER ID w/LIMITED MAIL IN BALLOTS & SAME DAY VOTING *NO FUNDING FOR ABORTION (it is NOT “reproductive HC”) *STOP CRT IN SCHOOLS *END DEI BS #VoteRed

stro4 months ago

@RandyEBarnett "What is the difference between wet and hot?" These are two different things. It can be a republic and a democracy (USA, Czechia, Germany), republic/autocracy (Russia, Iran, N.Korea), monarchy/democracy (Norway, Denmark, Spain, Australia), monarchy/autocracy (UAE, Qatar).

Brad Thompson4 months ago

@RandyEBarnett I look at it simply being a balance between Article I and Article II. Sometimes the republic (Congress) is not an expert on some subject matters. There is a Marine Leadership MCI that gets into that. By discussing autocrat and democrat leadership simplistically. Go Article II...

Michael Rigg3 months ago

@RandyEBarnett You were voted out of office because you live in democracy. Is America a republic? Of course. Democracy and republic are not mutually exclusive.

Bob McGovern4 months ago

@RandyEBarnett I think it was Jefferson who said a Democracy without a Republic is just 2 Wolves & a Lamb voting on what’s for dinner. In our case, New York & California would be the Wolves, & an Iowa would serve as a Lamb.

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