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Archive Home > 2005 > October > 25 > We're not a democracy

We're not a democracy


October 25, 2005

Several of your recent news articles called our nation a democracy. This is not completely correct. Our nation was founded as a republic with a Constitution to limit the government and retain the rights of the people. Democracy is majority rules. This principle is followed except where limited....

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