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The grammatical argument is
only one factor for saying the "Democratic Party" instead of "Democrat
Party." What's dispositive, in my view, is that "Democratic Party"
is the chosen name of a particular group of fellow citizens. And,
again in my view, respect for those citizens should carry over to using the name
they chose. I suppose there are exceptions to this rule. If, for
instance, someone adopted a name for the express purpose of denigrating
another individual or group of individuals, for example, if someone (presumably
a non-Jew) asked to be called "Kike," the respect generally presumed should be
overridden. But "Democratic" in "Democratic Party" doesn't remotely fall
into that category.
Bobby
Robert Justin
Lipkin
Professor of Law Widener University School of Law Delaware |
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