"A Republic, if you can keep it." Benjamin Franklin
What percentage of US citizens know the difference? I'm afraid it could be counted on the fingers of one hand.
We are, indeed, a Republic. - I'm not a bubbler
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Do you research and reassess your reality.
Democracy equals majority rule, i.e. two wolves and - a sheep deciding on a dinner menu.
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We are not a democracy. We WERE a representative republic. I don't know what we are now. Without an electoral college, 3 or 4 large states will control who is elected.
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After Carter's miserable performance vis-a-vis the military, we needed a Reagan to get things back on track. After Obama, we need a Trump.
Disgraceful.
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U.S. prepares military options in Syria against Islamic State
WASHINGTON Mon Aug 25, 2014 9:10pm EDT
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Militant Islamist fighters take part in a military parade along the streets of northern Raqqa province June 30, 2014.
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