tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77299332012-02-16T08:45:27.116-08:00Democratic BloggerProBloggernoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7729933.post-71231319390123450732009-07-13T09:15:00.001-07:002009-07-13T09:15:56.902-07:00Democracy and the rule of lawOkay, here's a quick primer on democracy and the rule of law.Democracy means self rule through a voting mechanism. Generally, it's majority rule -- though not if Lani Guinier gets her way on "proportional representation voting." Usually, it's one man, one vote.We don't live in a democracy, in the strict sense of the word. We live in a republic. A republic is a place where governance is by rule ofProBloggernoreply@blogger.com