U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Teaches Wrong Words in Citizenship Booklet

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ^ | 2011 | U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[bunkerhill7]

This US Immigration Agency says this falsehood in their citizenship booklet:

``The Founding Fathers of the United States wrote the Constitution in 1787. The Constitution is the “supreme law of the land.” The U.S. Constitution has lasted longer than any other country’s constitution. It establishes the basic principles of the United States government. The Constitution establishes a system of government called “REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY.” In a representative representative democracy, citizens choose representatives to make the laws. U.S. citizens also choose a president to lead the executive branch of government. The Constitution lists fundamental rights for all citizens and other people living in the United States. Laws made in the United States must follow the Constitution.``

Nowhere does ``representative democracy`` appear in US. Constitution. The USA is a REPUBLIC.

[pacpam]

Maybe those in charge want to use Democracy versus Republic because of the fact our current two party system is Democrats and Republicans and it is a psyhological push into the Democratic Party.

[bunkerhill7]

Sir: I adhere to the U.S. Constitution.

From what federal document of the Founders are you quoting? It appears you never went to school in the USA and never said the Pledge of Allegiance when you were a kid...

``...and to the Republic for which it stands...``

Are you also blind or cannot understand English in the Constitution?

Did you ever read the Constitution??

Article 4, Section 4 Republican Government The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a REPUBLICAN Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence.``

[Ro_Thunder]

http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/659-qa-republic-if-you-can-keep-itq

A Mrs. Powel of Philadelphia asked Benjamin Franklin, “Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?” With no hesitation whatsoever, Franklin responded, “A republic, if you can keep it.”

Unfortunately for us, we didn’t keep it. It’s been morphed, and has changed, and is no longer a republic.

[bunkerhill7]

Sir: The Constitution is the law of the land and it says nowhere in there the word `democracy`. My civics classes always taught me the the United States is a Republic.

I have never heard anyone argue from a non-1789 base, and use non-sourced quotes as a basis for an argument.

Sir, your musket has no musketballs nor powder.

But my musket has the words of the Constitution etched upon its barrel in blood from a bloodied British bayonet on Bunker Hill where my g-g-ggrandfatherr fought and died.

Yours does not.

Ergo, your argument is empty. You have nothing to stand on.

I stand on the Constitution of the United States of America.

What original document are you using?

Surely, it cannot be the U.S. Constitution for which my family so valiantly fought.