Our Democracy Is at Stake

Ahhh nothing like the writings of the "great" Thomas L. Friedman to make one throat-puke.

     A thesis statement, serves as a summary of the argument you’ll make in the rest of your paper.This amazes me, that The Grey Lady allowed this dribble to be published.

"Well, honestly, This time is different. What is at stake in this government shutdown forced by a radical Tea Party minority is nothing less than the principle upon which our democracy is based: majority rule. President Obama must not give in to this hostage taking — not just because Obamacare is at stake, but because the future of how we govern ourselves is at stake."

Source: Our Democracy Is at Stake

     Now, how his boss, Editor in chief or Editor in day one did not catch that this man has no idea is beyond me. Let's review:
     Yes, we in the USA are democratic. But, The United States of America is a REPUBLIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A republic is a representative democracy where the people vote for representatives to wield power in their stead. The only pure democratic laws in the US are the initiatives that some states have. Otherwise, the US is entirely a republic. More specifically, a constitutional federal republic. However, this government is operated as a representative democracy by a congress. 
     The important distinction is that the USA is not operated democratically, but rather, by representatives who come to power by democractic process'. This was an essential and subtle fundamental of the constitution: we are not a true democracy which could amount to mob rule, but a representative democracy in which our leaders act in our interests. It specifically was designed to protect the rights of the minority.
     How can a news outlet such as the NY Times publish a man, a known lib.who has such a fundamental factual failing. If I agree or disagree with the following paragraphs of his article; it matters not! (Naturally, I do.) Where I went to college, the grade was: "F". 
     One can simply not substantiate one's position from a factually incorrect bedrock core position. Thus says Cigoli.