Historically democracy has always lead to chaos and been a tool of socialist control of the uninformed masses.
Many of the problems drjarhead described are a direct result of our Republic being replaced by a socialist democracy where a mere majority can vote themselves anything they feel entitled to. The lazy and incompetent 51% can now force the other 49% to pay for their free ride. The simple majority can also vote to abolish any and all of your unalienable rights regardless of any constitutional prohibitions.
See... http://www.awrm.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=22;t=000015;p=1#000006
"The time for war has not yet come, but it will come and that soon, and when it does come, my advice is to draw the sword and throw away the scabbard." Gen. T.J. Jackson, March 1861
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