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Will the USA remain as a democracy if Project 2025 prevails?

If someone were to try to subvert the US Constitution would the current US Supreme Court re-direct the submissions back to the tenets of the Constitution - OR is there a 'loophole' where absolute power to the Presidency can be granted??
What is the legal limitation / authority of Congress to maintain the tri-partite "Separation of Powers" in status-quo if a President were to try to shift the balance from rule by legislated law to rule by executive order? From the article in the link, the suggestion is that President Trump will be trying to remodel the government so only his directives will be law and he will be able to act without consulting Congress.

The first link below speaks to "Project 2025" and Trump trying to deny his association to it during the election, but now engaging with its author (and previous Presidential councillor) to forcefully enact a similar strategy as Project 2025 promotes.

The second, third and fourth links simply give you (the reader) the background information about the agency and people reporting on the first link.

1/ [media=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IarFFEdvEHM]
2/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_Now!
3/ https://www.propublica.org/people/molly-redden
4/ https://muckrack.com/mtredden

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aboveaverageaveragejoe · 51-55, M

The US isn't a democracy, it's a republic.

whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

@aboveaverageaveragejoe Soon to be known as the "Democratic Peoples Republic of America" 😷

BohemianBabe · M

@aboveaverageaveragejoe A Republic is a type of Democracy.

whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

@BohemianBabe And a dolphin is a kind of mammal. Both statements can be true.. But... you can understand how it isnt always obvious...😷

aboveaverageaveragejoe · 51-55, M

@BohemianBabe Actually, it's both, sort of. The people don't get to vote who will govern them as in a true democracy, like in the UK, but they vote for people who will choose the president, the Electoral College basically. It is possible that the candidate who wins the popular vote does not become president due to the lopsided way the votes are given out so smaller states have more voice than they should have.

MarkPaul · 26-30, M

@aboveaverageaveragejoe This is the latest indicator of "the base" following cult behaviour. Yes, this is what "the base" has been told to say and without checking, "the base" repeats this as though it is a fact. The USA is both a republic and a democracy. Is it a pure republic... no. Is it a pure democracy... no. It's also a capitalist country, but it doesn't follow pure capitalism. There are traces of socialism mixed in. But to say it's not a democracy with the "explanation" it's a republic is the dumbest thing I have EVER heard and reciting what you heard or overheard someone else say is an insult to your human intelligence.

Give up the cult... it's not helping you. It's making a fool of you.

BohemianBabe · M

@aboveaverageaveragejoe Yes, that's a Representative Democracy, also known as a Republic.

When Republicans say "America is a Republic not a Democracy," they're saying that because they're Fascists and they want to take democracy out of America. They want to pretend America wasn't founded as a democratic experiment.

laotzu92 · M

@BohemianBabe You seem to have fascist tendencies of your own, bo-bie. Hating all who don't bow to your "orthodoxy".

BohemianBabe · M

@laotzu92 When did I say I hated anyone who didn't agree with my orthodoxy?

swirlie · F

@aboveaverageaveragejoe

The US isn't a democracy, it's a republic.

The USA is officially known as a "Democratic Republic" of record.

aboveaverageaveragejoe · 51-55, M

@swirlie look at me getting help from a Canadian, eh?

swirlie · F

@aboveaverageaveragejoe
Canada is officially known as a "British Colony", so which one is more laughable to say 3 times while intoxicated? Democratic Republic or British Colony?

JollyRoger · 70-79, M

@swirlie Hey, hey, hey: Just so you know, Canada is a "Constitutional Monarchy." This means that we recognize King Charles III as the "King of Canada" (as versus the 'King of Great Britian'). Thus we do not rely on the British parliament for any of our laws, but we do have all of our laws approved by the King's representative in Canada i.e., The Governor-General of Canada.
I believe you know that the "parliamentary" system of governing versus your tri-partite 'separation of powers' system allows that our Prime Minister is the leader of our "House of Commons" = your House of Representatives. Our Senate is appointed whereas yours is elected and our Senate seating is proportional to the population by Province. Our Senate serves as "Second Sober Thought" for the passage of our laws. It cannot veto a law, but it certainly can delay its passage and recommend changes (We wonder sometimes if they really are 'sober' in their thoughts).

swirlie · F

@JollyRoger
But the President is the king of the USA and soon to be the King of the World come January 20th.

JollyRoger · 70-79, M

@swirlie Yeah.... But, it's only in his own little mind.

swirlie · F

@JollyRoger
Oh no! It's real! You just wait and see!

JollyRoger · 70-79, M

@swirlie If anyone else but you had said that I wouldn't believe them....

swirlie · F

@JollyRoger
I speak the truth! I know everything because I'm a card-carrying member in good standing of Truth Social. Judgement day is coming.

JollyRoger · 70-79, M

@swirlie Then, I guess I'll see you on "the other side of the veil"!