Whenever I write about American democracy, I inevitably get angry letters from people who yell at me that we are a republic, not a democracy. Yes, this is true, but a republic can take numerous forms and the simplest definition of a republic is that it is not a monarchy. A republic is any country where the people consent to be governed.
The debate between whether we are a democracy or republic really boils down to the language differences between the western and eastern Roman Empire. The east had democracy as its ideal and the west had a republic. But […]
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