America is a republic (polidity)

you argue america was/is a democracy, I argue we are a politidty/republic like the old rome. Democracy: government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.http://dictionary.reference.com...so majority rules. Republic: a state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by representatives chosen directly or indirectly by them.http://dictionary.reference.com...So a republic is a type of democracy, but you have to argue true democracy I argue republic. So I argue a modified democracy.Plledge of allegence says "I pedge allegance to the flag of the united states of america, TO THE REBUBLIC"...So a simple song to the flag is with me. The constitution: Article IV Section 4 of the Constitution states: "The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion . . . Not only is our Constitution being ignored, the exact OPPOSITE is being encourage by John McCain and seconded by ALL those who voted for S. 2611 in the Senate. If you want to preserve the Constitutional Republic you should vote out of office . . . every single senator that voted for S. 2611. [1] Lately, from politicians, radio-talk show hosts, and other commentators, we have heard that we should forget about democracy, because the U.S.A. is a republic. [2] Beginning with the Constitution's adoption, America has been a Republic. But the dominant trend over the last two centuries has been to make it into a democracy as well, a representative democracy, also known as a democratic republic. True, the creation of the Constitution itself was partly a reaction against democracy. In states like Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts, the situation was getting way too democratic for the monied aristocracy that had, since the American Revolution, refused to share power with ordinary men. [2] So the article above says a representative democracy is a republic. So the republic is a type of democracy, but you and I are arguing different types. More important to our democracy-versus-republic debate, the U.S. Constitution left the question of who could vote in elections to each individual state. In most states only white men who owned a certain amount of property could vote. So, on the whole, the first federal government that met in 1789 was a republic with only a fig-leaf of democratic representation. This is what today's commentators mean when they say America is a republic, not a democracy. [2] A democratic republic, as it says below, is still a republic, as I am arguing republic as a whole and you argue a secific type,but a democratic republic and a representative democracy are almost exactly same as a republic. The United States of America (also called the United States, the U.S., the USA, America, and the States) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. [3] this says it plain out. The United States is, indeed, a republic, not a democracy. Accurately defined, a democracy is a form of government in which the people decide policy matters directly--through town hall meetings or by voting on ballot initiatives and referendums. A republic, on the other hand, is a system in which the people choose representatives who, in turn, make policy decisions on their behalf. The Framers of the Constitution were altogether fearful of pure democracy. Everything they read and studied taught them that pure democracies "have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention; have ever been found incompatible with personal security or the rights of property; and have in general been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths" (Federalist No. 10). [4]yeah so does thatSO right now we are a republic, but are slowly moving away. So as of now yes we are a republi, 300 years ago yes we where a republc, in 100 years who knows. Also benjamin franklin:"sir what have you given us" - some lady"a republic mam, if you can keep it" - benjamn franklin. http://www.youtube.com...I refer to the video now. http://www.stopthenorthamericanunion.com... [1]http://www.williampmeyers.org... [2]http://en.wikipedia.org... [3]http://thisnation.com... [4]