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A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government.

That is why the United States of America is not a democracy. It is a republic.

See, e.g., Art. IV, section 4 of the Constitution: "The United States shall guarantee to every state in this union a republican form of government . . .."

That is why the United States of America is not a democracy. It is a republic.

You missed the entire point. I know it is a Constitutional (or Representative) Republic - how does that change the point that once the public realizes they can vote themselves goodies from the Treausry, it is all over? I don't see either of the Representative paries stopping this insanity!!

We now have a uniparty running America.

• Did the GOP secure the border with control of the White House and Congress? NO.
• Did the GOP balance the budget with control of the White House and Congress? NO
• Did the GOP even pass a FY 2016 budget with control of the House and Senate? NO.

• Who gave us a $2.5 Trillion Omnibus Spending Bill in December 2015? The GOP
•Who gave us a $4 Trilling increase in the Debt? The GOP with Obie
• Who eliminated, not just raise but eliminated, the debt ceiling? The GOP
• Who gave us the TSA? The GOP
• Who gave us the Patriot Act? The GOP
• Who expanded Medicare to include prescription drug coverage? The GOP
• Who created the precursor of “Common Core” in “Race To the Top”? The GOP
• Who is working against Donald Trump?