{"product_id":"democracy-or-republic-the-people-and-the-constitution-paperback","title":"Democracy or Republic?: The People and the Constitution - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJay Cost\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn recent years, the Constitution has become a source of\u003cbr\u003epolitical controversy between conservatives and progressives. While the right\u003cbr\u003edefends our founding document, the left argues that it's an antiquated plan of\u003cbr\u003egovernment that goes against basic principles of democratic sovereignty. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat's\u003cbr\u003emissing from this debate is an appreciation for the Constitution's purpose.\u003cbr\u003eWhat kind of government were the founders trying to achieve? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his\u003cbr\u003enew book, \u003ci\u003eDemocracy or Republic? The People and the Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e, Jay\u003cbr\u003eCost provides insight into that question. He argues that the founders' vision\u003cbr\u003ewas for a republic, not a democracy.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn both\u003cbr\u003etypes of government, the citizens have the power to rule, but republics go\u003cbr\u003efurther than this. A republic, as Abraham Lincoln put it, is a government \"of\u003cbr\u003ethe people, by the people, for the people.\" But in a simple democracy, the\u003cbr\u003emajority can rule for the good of themselves, rather than the whole community.\u003cbr\u003eHow do you place the people in charge without creating a democratic tyranny? By\u003cbr\u003ethe time of the American Revolution, nobody in the history of the world had yet\u003cbr\u003eanswered this question.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut\u003cbr\u003eAmerica's Founding Fathers did just that, and the Constitution reflects their\u003cbr\u003eingenious solution--the idea of consensus. They created a government that would\u003cbr\u003etake action not because a narrow and fleeting majority demands it, but because\u003cbr\u003ea large, broad, and considered coalition of the people has found common cause\u003cbr\u003ewith one another. This reflects the true opinion of the people, not just a\u003cbr\u003efaction that is temporarily in power. That is how government of the people\u003cbr\u003ebecomes government for the people.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmerica, \u003cbr\u003ethen, is not merely a democracy. It is something greater. It is a republic, \u003cbr\u003ebuilt on the ideal of consensus. And while our country today has many problems, \u003cbr\u003econsensus remains the best way to solve them. Far from being a liability for\u003cbr\u003ethe United States, the Constitution is still its greatest asset.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 195\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45548728090726,"sku":"9780844750521","price":27.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/yX-v7JoCc89780844750521.webp?v=1777034842","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/democracy-or-republic-the-people-and-the-constitution-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}