republicans

Republicans believe that the best form of government is one in which decisions are made by a a council of citizen representatives. Classic historic examples of republican government include pre-imperial Rome and renaissance period Venice. In both cases the governing body was filled by a combination of heredity and appointment, representing not only the citizens but also powerful political and economic interest groups.

The most notable contemporary republic is the government of the United States of America which has a bicameral legislature selected by popular election under the rules established in its written constitution. The constitution is considered a republican document because it establishes a specific hierarchical process which minimizes direct popular involvement in the mechanisms of government and formalizes the delegation of policy making to elective representatives. The US constitution is available for reference from the National Archives.  In the modern context one of the best explanations of republican government is found at the University of Chicago Press constitution resource site.

Republicans can also refer to members of the Republican Party, a political party which advocates republican government.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “republicans”

 

• Senior Republicans: dont alienate Latino voters with immigration attacks

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 962
  Florida senator Marco Rubio and former governor Jeb Bush warn Republican frontrunners not to use inexcusable language Senior Republicans, including the brother of the former president George Bush, have warned their party to avoid using "harsh, intolerable and inexcusable" language about illegal immigration or risk ...
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• LIKE SPORTS? LIVE IN FLORIDA? PREPARE TO GET SCREWED SO THE HOMELESS CAN LIVE IN STADIUMS

  
  KICKIN' AND SCREAMIN'........... — Authority: 439
  You can’t make crap like this up. And to think it is being sponsored by a republican. Since when its it the responsibility of sports team owners to take care of the homeless? Two bills winding through Florida’s legislature this week want to turn professional sports stadiums into fly-by-night homeless ...
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• I Guess I Will Be The One To Say It. Newt, You Are A Liar!

  
  American Conservative News Politics & Opinion - The Land of the Free — Authority: 425
  Just like when I hear fingernails on a chalkboard, I cringe every time Newt Gingrich opens his mouth to spout off about how he helped balance the budget during the 1990s. It is even more annoying when he claims to have done so not just once, but four times. Do I get annoyed because Newt had nothing to do with the ...
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• How Fox News Is Destroying the Republican Party

  
  Question Everything — Authority: 126
  Media Matters/Eric Boehlert/27 Jan 2012 Wannabe kingmaker Roger Ailes is facing an open revolt . More and more despondent conservatives are expressing alarm over the unfolding Republican primary season and what they see as the party’s dwindling chances of defeating President Obama in November. Spooked at the ...
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• A Case Against Progressive Despair.

  
  The Immoral Minority — Authority: 558
  To win, we only have to try. If we dont stand together then we deserve to live in a country led by the likes of Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, or Rick Santorum. Or do we no longer remember how George W. Bush was able to receive enough electoral votes to allow his fathers Supreme Court judges to hand him the presidency?
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• Right-Wing Lunacy: The Shameless Lies Conservative Media Tell Their Audience

  
  Question Everything — Authority: 126
  From Social Security hysteria to “Obamacare” madness, right-wing propaganda is increasingly divorced from reality. Salon/Michael Lind/27 Jan 2012 One benefit of the prolonged campaign for the Republican presidential nomination has been the revelation that most of the 20 or 30 percent of Americans who ...
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• Yes, the Romneys Converted Mitts Atheist Father-in-Law to Mormonism After He Died

  
  Carloz Newsvine — Authority: 129
  Ann Romneys Welsh-born father (who Mitt mentioned in last nights debate to shore up his pro-immigrant bona fides) was an engineer, inventor, and resolute atheist who disdained all organized religion and raised his children accordingly.
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• Jack Welch on Firing Ron Paul: GOP Needs To Be Nice To HIm When He Drops Out Because They Need His Followers

  
  Carloz Newsvine — Authority: 129
  Reuters announced just a few days ago that former GE CEO Jack Welch and his wife Suzy would be writing a weekly column for them. Their first one appeared today...The big analogy that the Welch’s keep coming back to is that of firing people.
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• Clock ticks for Republicans unhappy with…

  
  Red State Politics — Authority: 140
  National Post Clock ticks for Republicans unhappy with Gingrich, Romney Montreal Gazette Its the stomach-churning scenario that has the Republican establishment reaching for the Rolaids, nervously contemplating the possibility of political self-destruction in the November presidential election. The ...
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• ObamaNation: Mormon Edition

  
  Explaining the politics of Washington. — Authority: 485
  Mitt Romney is a Mormon.  Americans distrust Mormons because of that whole polygamy thing.  In fact, Mormonism might have cost Mitt his victory in South Carolina.  Exit polling taken in South Carolina revealed 27% of those polled said that a candidate’s religious affiliation mattered “a great deal” and, out ...
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• HEADLINES FROM WORLD PRESS

  
  The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal Issues — Authority: 429
  Each day we offer samples of headlines that appeared in the world press along with our comments. South Africa, Argus:  ”Don’t Feed Baboons” I guess this means never entering Congress. Australia, Sydney Morning Herald:  ”Lost-Found, $150 Million” I guess Mitt Romney is upset at misplacing so much money. ...
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• Click Communism Away Says Newt

  
  The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal Issues — Authority: 429
  Newt Gingrich is a man of IDEAS so when anyone tangles with this man who has a vision, the end result is Newt will walk away to the applause of Americans. He was addressing the Hispanic Leadership Network when Newt unleashed his latest brilliant idea. “So one of my goals  would be to flood the island with enough ...
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• “So,I Made A Mistake-Is That A Mistake?”

  
  The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal Issues — Authority: 429
  Given Republican presidential contacts with God it is difficult to imagine any ever made a mistake. After all, if one has been anointed by the Almighty, it is mighty unusual to make a human mistake. During an interview with Diane Sawyer, Barack Obama was open concerning his deficits.  ”I make a mistake, you know, ...
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• “I’m Jewish, I Can Live Where I Want!”

  
  The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal Issues — Authority: 429
  Itai Harel, a nice Jewish settler inhabiting a hill located in the West Bank, which originally was seized by Israel troops during a war, believes he has a right to live where he desires because he is Jewish and God gave the Israelis the land of what is known as the West Bank. “Look at all this wonderful empty land ...
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• Let’s Pester The President

  
  The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal Issues — Authority: 429
  I would like you to imagine that it is 1944 and President Franklin Roosevelt is called away from the White House because some jerk went to court and demanded evidence that FDR was not a  secret member of the Nazi party. Naturally, there would be some nut judge in the South who would demand the president cease working ...
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• America Falls

  
  Politically Expedient — Authority: 112
  These Groups, They work without coordination, Slandering, attacking, Skewing the views of our nation. These Men, They stand tall, Cheaters of wives and Wall St., Liars who soon will fall. These Pundits, They cry for an end to Obama’s free will, “We need a man, To bring back the City Upon a Hill.” We fall as a ...
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• NY TIMES: "Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, made $27 million in 2010. They held millions of dollars in a Swiss bank account and millions more in partnerships in the Cayman Islands. His family’s trusts sold thousands of shares in Goldman Sachs that were off

  
  BLOGGING via TYPEWRITER. — Authority: 664
  NY TIMES: "Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, made $27 million in 2010. They held millions of dollars in a Swiss bank account and millions more in partnerships in the Cayman Islands. His family’s trusts sold thousands of shares in Goldman Sachs that were offered to favored clients when the storied investment house ...
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• "This war has to be fought with a scale and a duration and a savagery that is only true of civil..."

  
  BLOGGING via TYPEWRITER. — Authority: 664
  “This war has to be fought with a scale and a duration and a savagery that is only true of...
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• Five things we learned from Thursdays debate

  
  CNN Political Ticker — Authority: 824
  Jacksonville, Florida (CNN) - After a stunning loss in South Carolina and an uneven performance in a debate on Monday, Mitt Romney appeared to get his swagger back and turned in a strong performance in Thursdays CNN/Republican Party of Florida debate. Here are five things we learned Thursday night.
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• Final Florida push begins after contentious debate

  
  CNN Political Ticker — Authority: 824
  Jacksonville, Florida (CNN) – Republican presidential hopefuls headed into the homestretch of the critical Florida primary campaign Friday after a riveting debate that analysts believe gave Mitt Romney a boost over fellow front-runner Newt Gingrich. Florida voters will decide Tuesday who gets the biggest ...
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