Although these claims are senseless, it may be good for all who love liberty to understand, as America's Founders did, that, in the history of the world, "democracies" have not provided security for the people's liberty--including freedom for religion.
As Benjamin Franklin left America's Constitutional Convention, he was asked what kind of government the Constitution provided (paraphrased). His reply was: "A Republic, if you can keep it."
Our Constitution's framers debated the merits of "democracy" and "republic." For years now, the revisionist historians, textbook writers, educators, and politicians have failed miserably in their duty to preserve the Framers' understanding of the kind of government that is capable of protecting liberty.
It's time we consult the writings of the men who wrote our Constitution. Last week, Dr. Walter Williams wrote a timely reminder on this subject. It can be found at many sites, including:
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/walterwilliams/ww20050105.shtml
The Internet makes it possible to search the complete writings of the founding generation. Armed with knowledge, ignorance can be countered with truth. A site which contains more references to the Founders on the subject of "democracy" vs. "republic" is:
http://www.wallbuilders.com/resources/search/detail.php?ResourceID=4
Suggest also John Quincy Adams' speech before the NY Historical Society on Tuesday, April 30, 1839, the Jubilee of the Constitution and the 50th Anniversary of the Inauguration of President George Washington.
J. Q. Adams, being the son of John Adams, was nine years old on the occasion of the Declaration (1776), eleven years old in 1787 (Constitution), and served as Minister to the Netherlands under President Washington, as minister to Prussia and to Russia, as Secretary of State, and as U. S. Senator. He was our 6th President, and from 1830 till his death in 1848, was a Congressman. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT HE MAY HAVE UNDERSTOOD what kind of government had been provided for "the People" better than those who now glibly call it a "democracy"?