Well, sort of. It guarantees that every state shall have a republican form of government. The guarantee is not to the states, but to the people, that they will not live in a state that has a state monarchy, or council of elders or a Chicago style machine.
That guarantee has not always been enforced in places like Illinois, Louisiana, New York. It is my contention that in places like MA and CA where the supreme court dictated that the state requires gay marriage, they have crossed the line from republican government to judicial fiat. But no one has tried to make that argument.
When I was a small child, my parents warned me to never, ever, talk to a reporter. They said at best they will misquote you. More likely they will try and make you look foolish. If you don’t say what they want, they will lie and put words in your mouth.
They will try to hurt you. They will try and hurt your family. If our family is ridden out of town on a rail based on their lies, they don’t care, except that it just means another story for them.
They will throw a brick through your window, then ask you about crime. They will falsely accuse you of a crime, so they can get a picture of you being arrested and humiliate you. They will call your friends and imply that you are a pervert, just to get their reaction.
Reporters are scum. Never, ever, talk to reporters.
Thank you for showing that we “ignorant folk not voting for Obama” can converse in an intelligent manner and not sound fanatical. It amazes me how people will stoop to the level of hatred that so many liberals carry with them.
I agree with everyone else that you probably won’t see anything on your response, but at least you can say she walked away dazed by your calmness and confidence.
Honest answer not fitting desired response...meet cutting room floor. Kind of like the call I got from a push pollster, that asked “who would you be more likely to vote for if you knew John McCain was more likely to invade Iran?”..When I responded John McCain, she quickly replied, “Thank you for participating”..CLICK.