[mwilli20]

I have heard many people make hay out of this "we are not a democracy we are a representative republic" line. One guy even snapped at Rush about this and Rush said something to the effect "Don't you think I know we're not a democracy?"

Fact is we ARE a democracy. We also are a republic. Democracy simply means that there are no blood lines involved in political appointments, and that people vote on laws directly or through sending representatives to vote for them.

The 1998 edition of the Random House Websters dictionary even gives the US an an example of a democracy.

[AntiBurr]

Sorry, a democracy is simple majority rule and has nothing to do with "bloodlines". A representative government is by definition a Republic. This was intended by the founding fathers as a means to allow the minority to have a real voice in the government.
Read The Federalist Papers
Read the Debates in Congress on the Bill of Rights.

[Coleus]

In a democracy the MOB rules, whether it's a lynch mob, a monarchy or a communist oligarchy. The individual doesn't matter. The USA is NOT or Never will be a democracy.