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Is the United States a democracy or a republic?
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Posted on 11/30/2019 7:32:56 AM PST by Moonman62
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To: Jim W N
Distilled to its essence: The U.S. i a Constitutional Republic with democratically held elections.
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posted on
11/30/2019 2:21:28 PM PST
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Scarpetta
(Hercules (Trump) has been tasked with cleaning the Augean stables (draining the swamp).)
To: Scarpetta
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posted on
11/30/2019 2:28:59 PM PST
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: Scarpetta
Better put IMO is, "The U.S. is a Constitutional Republic with decentralized elections (the electoral college)."
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posted on
11/30/2019 2:35:51 PM PST
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Jim W N
(MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
To: Moonman62
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posted on
11/30/2019 2:37:32 PM PST
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ZinGirl
(Now a grandma ....can't afford a tagline :))
To: Bullish
It’s neither.
It’s an oligarchy with trappings of democracy.
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posted on
11/30/2019 2:43:33 PM PST
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Jim Noble
(There is nothing racist in stating plainly what most people already know)
To: Moonman62
Neither. Elections are a sham. Kakistocracy.
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posted on
11/30/2019 2:45:26 PM PST
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Cboldt
To: Moonman62
america is a constitutional republic surrounded by third world $hit holes on the east and west coast.
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posted on
11/30/2019 2:49:18 PM PST
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rolling_stone
(no justice no peace no epstein no justice)
To: Moonman62
It is both or either. A democracy has citizen participation in the government directly or by representatives. A Republic the same. Both are citizenry based and the personnel of the government changes by methods other than inheritance. Otherwise there is oligarchy, tyranny, and monarchy. We have our own special definition of Republic which is basically a representative democracy with laws applicable in theory to everyone. A democracy we now take as basically mob rule. Anything is open to decision by majority vote.
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posted on
11/30/2019 3:05:17 PM PST
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arthurus
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To: Moonman62
That question is “is the United States a democracy or a republic?” The confusion starts right there. The question is properly, “are these United States a democracy or a republic?”
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posted on
11/30/2019 3:13:59 PM PST
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MileHi
(Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
To: Moonman62
We were a Republic before BOTH parties abrogated the Constitution by swearing in an ineligible usurper.
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11/30/2019 4:19:23 PM PST
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Lurkinanloomin
(Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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