Legally speaking, our constitution is what defines our country and its government, and the constitution defines a republic, not a democracy. The constitution does not guarantee (or even mention) citizens' rights or privileges to vote. In fact, most citizens had no right to vote for most of our nation's history. The moment they did gain this right was the moment the nation started to fall apart.

However, because our government no longer adheres to its defining document, it could be more accurately said that we live in a failed state. The government is certainly not weak, but the government that the constitution defines is nearly gone, and that makes our constitutional republic a failed state that is occupied by a "democratic" tyranny.

Legally speaking, our Constitution is what defines our country and its government, and the constitution defines the USA as a republic, not a democracy. The constitution does not guarantee (or even mention) citizens' rights or privileges to vote. In fact, most citizens had no right to vote for most of our nations history. The moment they did gain this right was the moment the nation started to fall apart.

However, because our government no longer adheres to its defining document, it could be more accurately said that we live in a failed state. The government is certainly not weak, but the government that the constitution defines nearly gone, and that makes our constitutional republic a failed state that is occupied by a "democratic" tyranny.

Legally speaking, our Constitution is what defines our country and its government, and this constitution defines a republic, not a democracy. The constitution does not guarantee (or even mention) citizens' rights or privileges to vote. In fact ordinary citizens didn't even vote in the first more than a century of this great nation's history.

However, because our government no longer adheres to the constitution, it could be more accurately said that we live in a failed state. The government is certainly not weak, but the government that the constitution defines nearly gone, and that makes our constitutional republic a failed state that is occupied by a "democratic" tyranny.