Discussion»Statements»Rosie's Corner» "TRUE DEMOCRACIES AREN'T AFRAID OF CRITICS". We know Israel is not a true democracy nor is the USA. What are they? Mystery meat?
You're absolutely right and on target. The two countries in question are not DEMOCRACIES. Never have been and we pray to God that they never will be. We are a representative republic, as is Israel. If we're referring to the move to block certain "US Representatives" from "visiting" Israel, I applaud the move as one that takes into consideration the security of both nations. The complainers have revealed which side of safety and security they're on. Some "governmental emissaries" bear a lot more watching that most others.
I applaud the Right of a sovereign nation (Israel) to make their own decision as to who is welcome in their country, for whatever reason. (Even though I don't agree with many of their decisions.)
The people of Israel support their current government, and that matters more than what the people of America wish.
Israel's official title is The State of Israel. The name “The State of Israel” has much to do with linguistic pride and little to do with political philosophy or government structure. Parliamentary Democracy would describe what Israel is rather than a simple democracy. America is not now nor has it ever been any sort of democracy, true or otherwise. America is a Republic. Article IV, Section 4 of the Constitution states, “The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government.” Yet many people often mistakenly refer to America as a democracy. One of the most glaring examples of this misperception was made by Hilary Clinton in a debate with Donald Trump when she accused him of "Taking down our democracy". In a democracy, all laws and decisions of government are made by the majority. This is "not" how the United States is governed.
The key difference between a democracy and a republic lies in the limits placed on those in the government by the law. In a republic there exists a constitution, or charter of rights, to protect certain inalienable rights that cannot be taken away— even if a majority of voters demand it. For Americans, these protections include individual, minority, and states rights. In a “pure democracy,” the majority is not restrained in this way and can impose its will on any group with fewer votes.
The Framers of the Constitution were altogether fearful of pure democracy. Everything they read and studied taught them that pure democracies “have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention; have ever been found incompatible with personal security or the rights of property, and have in general been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths” (Federalist number 10).