[Jeff Head]

Democracy vs Republic ... The Road to Tyranny vs. Liberty.

[Dan Middleton]

Good post, I'm saving this one for future reference. I've been railing about the mischaracterization of our country as "democracy" for years. Democracy in its "purest" form tends to amount to mob rule.

[John R. (Bob) Locke]

I wrote an Op-Ed to the local paper about the differences between a republic and a democracy about six months ago which they actually published. I wasn't too thrilled with some of the changes they made, but they printed most of the good stuff.

It's a distinction that very much needs to be made.