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RandySF

(58,799 posts) Thu Jul 12, 2018, 06:50 PM Jul 2018

Republican: We are not a democracy.

There you go, right on record. Republicans say we are not a democracy.

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Republican: We are not a democracy. (Original Post) RandySF Jul 2018 OP

Sorry, I missed this. WHO said this? alwaysinasnit Jul 2018 #1

Not any more. safeinOhio Jul 2018 #2

We're a democratically elected constitutional republic, they CONTINUE to leave out democracy part uponit7771 Jul 2018 #3

We are a republic, but it seems that the Republicans don't understand what that means Thomas Hurt Jul 2018 #4

We are a democratic republic or republican democracy or a representative democracy. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2018 #5

alwaysinasnit

(5,066 posts)

1. Sorry, I missed this. WHO said this?

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Jul 12, 2018, 06:51 PM

Jul 2018

safeinOhio

(32,674 posts)

2. Not any more.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Jul 12, 2018, 06:57 PM

Jul 2018

uponit7771

(90,335 posts)

3. We're a democratically elected constitutional republic, they CONTINUE to leave out democracy part

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Thu Jul 12, 2018, 06:58 PM

Jul 2018

Thomas Hurt

(13,903 posts)

4. We are a republic, but it seems that the Republicans don't understand what that means

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Jul 12, 2018, 07:07 PM

Jul 2018

we are a representative democracy and the "government" is all the people, the public, not just the rich entitled a holes, wannabe fascist autocrats and corporations. No kings, no nobility, no fn state religion or theocracy.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)

5. We are a democratic republic or republican democracy or a representative democracy.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Jul 12, 2018, 07:08 PM

Jul 2018

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