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Yeah, we noticed. nt alsame Aug 2014 #1
Never were yeoman6987 Aug 2014 #113
We are a Republic government AlbertCat Aug 2014 #114
If it makes you feel better yeoman6987 Aug 2014 #119
Please don't express that outside of DU. We are loving, others may not humor you. AlbertCat Aug 2014 #121
But responsiveness is lower than even 40 years ago. newthinking Aug 2014 #123
4 month old story. Indydem Aug 2014 #2
We were supposed to be a democratic republic. n/t betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #9
Funny how that part always gets left out by some folks n/t JimDandy Aug 2014 #20
Actually, we were founded as a constitutional republic... Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2014 #33
but if it had no democratic features there would be no elections at all betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #36
A constitutional republic has elected representatives... Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2014 #37
North Korea calls itself a peoples republic betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #40
There's actually nothing democratic about any Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2014 #42
Actually, there was plenty that was socialist about the National Socialists. Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #106
A constitutionally controlled, democratic republic. None of that holds true today. rhett o rick Aug 2014 #55
Who cares as long as our team wins! cui bono Aug 2014 #85
America is a pure authoritarian society. Winning may not be everything rhett o rick Aug 2014 #86
For those in power. cui bono Aug 2014 #88
HA! SammyWinstonJack Aug 2014 #102
Every country is an oligarchy if you think about. cstanleytech Aug 2014 #93
Weird that right-wingers are so enthralled by the "democracy/republic" thing. DanTex Aug 2014 #24
I know.. as if there existed any distinction of one or the other. We are not either, and haven't 2banon Aug 2014 #78
Vaguely. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #26
+1 daleanime Aug 2014 #53
Actually, they don't even represent the plutocrats and corporations. JayhawkSD Aug 2014 #95
And the fact we're not a democracy, though we claim to spread democracy, valerief Aug 2014 #39
+1 million Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #56
Sad but true. agbdf Aug 2014 #3
Welcome to DU, agbdf! calimary Aug 2014 #19
+ a lot. N_E_1 for Tennis Aug 2014 #115
DUH are ya just figuring this out? Vincardog Aug 2014 #4
My First Thought Exactly! Leith Aug 2014 #12
This just makes it official. Like a death certificate ~nt 99th_Monkey Aug 2014 #13
Pretty damning betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #5
AFAIK, we have always been a republic, ruled by plutocrats. merrily Aug 2014 #6
Never was ... oldhippie Aug 2014 #7
They didn't say democracy "no longer exists." frazzled Aug 2014 #8
Regular elections ... N_E_1 for Tennis Aug 2014 #118
We provide Democracy Lessons to black and brown and hispanic countries on a daily basis. Ingrates libdem4life Aug 2014 #10
Democracy has been dead in this country for many years now. Liberal_from_va34 Aug 2014 #11
True. And welcome to DU. Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #62
K&R!!! This is what I have been talking about. It's pretty clear even w/o a study that if Dustlawyer Aug 2014 #14
Publicly Funded Elections are an excellent idea. They would go a long way toward getting the Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #63
If it's illegal, then they can be jailed, assuming of course we have an AG willing to go after them. Dustlawyer Aug 2014 #82
None of what you stated will change unless it is forced to. WHEN CRABS ROAR Aug 2014 #65
Yup! Dustlawyer Aug 2014 #81
I think this was posted 2-3 times last week Doctor_J Aug 2014 #15
Boy I'm sure glad they did that study , I would never have figured that myself . geretogo Aug 2014 #16
From the Dept of NS, S. WinkyDink Aug 2014 #17
K&R Zorra Aug 2014 #18
This was a rather captain obvious moment. tymorial Aug 2014 #21
So true. lpbk2713 Aug 2014 #22
Still... Blue_Adept Aug 2014 #30
No kidding Princeton. It never was, it is a Republic that was created by slave owners. n/t 951-Riverside Aug 2014 #23
Now a banana Republic. nt ErikJ Aug 2014 #31
a democratic republic is the proper phrase. nt xchrom Aug 2014 #32
Constitutional Republic... Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2014 #35
Ridiculous claim betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #43
Read up on democratic republics... Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2014 #44
What would you recommend as a source Von Mises betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #47
A simple google search of countries listed as democratic republics Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2014 #49
Ok so you can't produce any. n/t betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #52
Produce any what? Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2014 #60
Self-labelled is meaningless. DanTex Aug 2014 #69
I'm not disagreeing with the premise of the OP. Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2014 #71
He thinks Scotch Tape comes from Scotland jberryhill Aug 2014 #101
and countries that start with "green" are in fact covered with glaciers jberryhill Aug 2014 #104
just out of curiosity... jberryhill Aug 2014 #103
We live in a federal republic. Rex Aug 2014 #111
This. YoungDemCA Aug 2014 #41
It's no secret that some of the Founders inherited plantations and slaves, btw. AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #58
It's no secret that some of the Founders inherited plantations and slaves, btw. AlbertCat Aug 2014 #117
Only a small number of the founders were actual slave owners, though. AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #50
Whatever you call it, our political/economic/legal system is completely fucked Taitertots Aug 2014 #25
That Puts Us In The Same Boat As Russia n/t DallasNE Aug 2014 #27
Plutocracy at last! Laughing Mirror Aug 2014 #28
I think we have moved on to kleptocracy. kairos12 Aug 2014 #72
Kind of like Mexico, or any banana republic where the income inequality is off the charts nt ErikJ Aug 2014 #29
Yes--that's the US. The biggest banana republic there is. Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #64
Was this the same study that was going around F4lconF16 Aug 2014 #34
All through Central and South America ever since the Munroe Doctrine we have been setting up,... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #38
Indeed! Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #67
Long live plutocracy! Can one of them give me some money to go to the dentist? Comrade Grumpy Aug 2014 #45
Bernie Sanders has been stating this very fact, over & over, for at least a few YEARS now. nt NorthCarolina Aug 2014 #46
Yep, and that makes him one of the few true liberals. nt Nay Aug 2014 #124
This is where Republicans I knew, back in the pre-tea party days, would claim Baitball Blogger Aug 2014 #48
^^ Best summation. People choose Spam or baloney. Or stay home. Eleanors38 Aug 2014 #126
Duh... ReRe Aug 2014 #51
We have been in decline for about 35 years.... Kalidurga Aug 2014 #54
-- and they neede a study for this? It never was a democracy. it was a democratic republic. Hoppy Aug 2014 #57
Gosh! Ya don't say. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2014 #59
Tell the SCOTUS. They all care. Ilsa Aug 2014 #61
In other late breaking news, water is wet. blkmusclmachine Aug 2014 #66
Aristotle predicted this. ZombieHorde Aug 2014 #68
Dick Cheney says "So?" nt stillwaiting Aug 2014 #70
And Ted Cruz calls Princeton writers, Pinkos. DhhD Aug 2014 #90
Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Aug 2014 #73
Fascism. JEB Aug 2014 #74
Don't need no stinking Princeton study to know that. Fucking DUH! L0oniX Aug 2014 #75
corporate health care laws, monstanto laws, trade agreements, spying are all evidence whereisjustice Aug 2014 #76
ironic that a 4 year degree at Princeton w/ room & board is about $200,000, you know whereisjustice Aug 2014 #77
k/r 840high Aug 2014 #79
Well it's 'bout time Princeton started listenen' to Thom Hartmann! chknltl Aug 2014 #80
This comes under the category of LloydS of New London Aug 2014 #83
US is not a Democracy... nikto Aug 2014 #84
The answer to WHY America is not a Democracy was provided above nikto Aug 2014 #87
And they used data from 1981 to 2002. Curmudgeoness Aug 2014 #89
It's for things like this that we need a "duh" forum. tavalon Aug 2014 #91
That's pretty much what laundry_queen Aug 2014 #96
it never was niyad Aug 2014 #92
That explains everything, doesn't it? nt OnyxCollie Aug 2014 #94
So it took a study from Princeton to tell us something the the left has known for decades? YOHABLO Aug 2014 #97
They only pretended to be a Democracy anyway while Communism was a threat. harun Aug 2014 #98
The Oligarchs, Corporations And Banks Own And Control The Politicians That Own And Control Us cantbeserious Aug 2014 #99
Thanks Princeton for telling us the obvious! McCamy Taylor Aug 2014 #100
I have no hope. I see no future. n/t Hotler Aug 2014 #105
Not sure how much of a Democracy people can expect if they don’t vote and don’t pay attention to Chathamization Aug 2014 #107
You're kidding!!!!! heaven05 Aug 2014 #108
No shit, Sherlock CanonRay Aug 2014 #109
Yeah knew that since Reagan destroyed the nation. Rex Aug 2014 #110
It all boils down to Enoki33 Aug 2014 #112
Who cares? JUST VOTE!!!111!!!!!1 nt Romulox Aug 2014 #116
all empires eventually fail. Hubris, greed, overreach - we are seeing it all and more. NRaleighLiberal Aug 2014 #120
American democracy was killed by the SCOTUS the day they selected Shrub to be resident. lark Aug 2014 #122
It never was an actual democracy, you Princeton "brainiacs". roamer65 Aug 2014 #125
Shocked, I tell you, shocked. Who woulda' ever thunk the policies of the government of, by, and for indepat Aug 2014 #127
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