[CivilWarBrewing]

"The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion."

In the legal context, one of the most POWERFUL words in our Constitution is the word "SHALL". It doesn't mean "should" or "might" or "could".. IT MEANS "MUST"!!!

Also of interest is that the word "DEMOCRACY" is NOT found in the U.S. Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, or the Bill of Rights!

[Jim W N]

Right. We are a Free REPUBLIC, NOT an oppressive democracy