What Democracy?

 

Utah senator Mike Lee  has said that “democracy isn’t the objective” of America’s political system.

“Democracy isn’t the objective; liberty, peace, and prosperity are. We want the human condition to flourish. Rank democracy can thwart that,

He wrote: ‘The word “democracy” appears nowhere in the Constitution, perhaps because our form of government is not a democracy. It’s a constitutional republic. To me it matters. It should matter to anyone who worries about the excessive accumulation of power in the hands of the few.’

He added: “Government is the official use of coercive force–nothing more and nothing less. The Constitution protects us by limiting the use of government force.”

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/08/republican-us-senator-mike-lee-democracy

It is clear to the blog that this politician is simply saying what others are to frightened to state.