>the problem is is that some of us haven’t figured out that republic and democracy aren’t mutually exclusive. Quite the opposite in fact, the two things normally go hand-in-hand. We’re a constitutional republic. That means our constitution is the supreme law of the land, not a monarch (or dictator). Our constitutional republic is also a representative democracy (as opposed to a direct democracy). That means we the people elect representatives and they are supposed to then represent our interests.
Close, but one glaring omission, and, IMO, the most salient point: As a a constitutional Republic, those elected representatives are bound by said constitution (what they can and, more-so, CANNOT do/touch)...’majority’ be damned.