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Another pedant self-identifies. A republic is a subset of democracy. For every needle-nose who feels it his task to police the calling of America a democracy, there must be another one who says, “I don’t have an automobile, I have a pickup truck.”

Count me in, it is an important distinction, especially to most Freepers.

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The point is almost made moot by the USSC decision giving the national government, via the Commerce Clause, virtual limitless control over the nation. That is not what a republic does. That is the hallmark of a nation-state.