The Difference Between a Democracy and a Constitutional Republic Explained

“When people tell me that Trump is a threat to Democracy, I look at them as if I’m supposed to be offended. No duh Sherlock, America is NOT a Democracy, we are a Constitutional Republic. Let me break down the difference.”

He explains the details and differences between the two. In a democracy, the will of the majority would override or take away the right and privileges of the minority. In a Constitutional Republic, such as America, we elect representatives who go ahead of us and enact laws to protect the rights of individuals against the will of the so-called majority. This is why America has been set apart from any other country.

And he says when friends talk about us being a Democracy, he says tell them, “please stop saying that, because it makes you sound crazy.” And when they say Trump is a threat to Democracy, say, “I know, and I’m glad, because Biden is a threat to our Republic.”

This young man gets it, we are NOT a Democracy, we are a Constitutional Republic, as our Founders intended. It was Rush Limbaugh who once said, “The difference between a Democracy and a Constitutional Republic is order, and chaos.” He was right.