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by trs8080 1458 days ago
But the United States can hardly be called a democracy with gerrymandering, unelected federal judges, unequal representation for populous states in congress, and the electoral college.

The majority does want abortion rights, but those rights aren't coming. That's not democracy in action.

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It isn't a democracy. It is a republic. It is rule by the people via a very specific system, one that isn't about simple majority rule.
Also known as not something that actually works