The US was meant to be a Polity not a Democracy

In the 4th century BC Aristotle wrote "Politics". According to Aristotle, there are 3 constitutions, and 6 forms of governments. Each of the three constitutions have 2 related governments; one with a true constitution, and one with a perverted constitution. The 3 true constitutions are, monarchies, aristocracies, and polities. "Polity", was a word Aristotle used to describe what was later referred to as a Constitutional Republic, by classic liberals in the 18th and 19th century. In chapter VIII paragraph two Aristotle says, "For polity or constitutional government may be described generally as a fusion of oligarchy and democracy;"A Polity is thus a Representative Democracy with a Constitution.Book IV Chapter II Paragraph I of Aristotle's Politics state's"In our original discussion about governments we divided them into three true forms: kingly rule, aristocracy, and constitutional government, and three corresponding perversions -- tyranny, oligarchy, and democracy. Of kingly rule and of aristocracy, we have already spoken, for the inquiry into the perfect state is the same thing with the discussion of the two forms thus named, since both imply a principle of virtue provided with external means. We have already determined in what aristocracy and kingly rule differ from one another, and when the latter should be established. In what follows we have to describe the so-called constitutional government, which bears the common name of all constitutions, and the other forms, tyranny, oligarchy, and democracy." The founding fathers was well versed in the Books of Aristotle, and modeled our government on ancient ideals. By that point a polity was no longer referred to as a polity, but rather a Constitutional Republic.Thomas Jefferson described democracy as "nothing more than mob rule, where 51% of the people may take away the rights of the other 49%."Benjamin Franklin described democracy as "two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch." and further stated "Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote."James Madison described Democracy as "the right of the people to choose their own tyrant."Alexander Hamilton said in the Federalist Papers, "We are a Republican Government, Real liberty is never found in despotism or in the extremes of democracy...it has been observed that a pure democracy if it were practicable would be the most perfect government. Experience has proved that no position is more false than this. The ancient democracies in which the people themselves deliberated never possessed one good feature of government. Their very character was tyranny; their figure deformity."A Democracy serves the Majority, while a Republic serves the entire community.A perfect example of the Republican ideals is shown in the New Hampshire Constitution. Section 1 Article 10 of the New Hampshire constitution(dated June 2, 1784) states, "Government being instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security, of the whole community, and not for the private interest or emolument of any one man, family, or class of men; therefore, whenever the ends of government are perverted, and public liberty manifestly endangered, and all other means of redress are ineffectual, the people may, and of right ought to reform the old, or establish a new government. The doctrine of nonresistance against arbitrary power, and oppression, is absurd, slavish, and destructive of the good and happiness of mankind."This is a similar theme to the declaration of Independence."We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. "You will find that no where in the US constitution does it ever utter the words democracy, it does how ever mention republicanism, in article 4 section 4. "The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion;"Benjamin Franklin claimed "When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic."He was right.