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Please don’t be picky with me—it doesn’t work because I am often imprecise or error prone as you can see from my posts. I have no hidden agenda-—just sincerely trying to use the correct terms

I didn’t mean to insult our Constitutional Republic or cast aspersions on it by saying “just”. I meant do the additional words apply or not.

My question was genuine. Someone around said “Constitutionally Limited Republic” and I was asking you about it. Not implying anything.

At 73 my memory of studying for my 1968 political science degree has flaws. I actually took a one semester class in the US Constitution,read the Federalist Papers,Democracy in America, books by and about Thomas Paine,Patrick Henry and many others. Remember every line? No. Like my Bible studies I feel like I know less than when I started because I now “know how much I do not know.”

I now have the Library of America Debate on the Constitution, a complete set of the Times American Presidents biographies and many on the history of the revolutionary period and most of the Oxford History of the United States. I have but have not fully read the 2 vol. Debate on the Constitution and the 2 vol. Am. Revolution Pamphlet Debate—which I am now inspired to consult. Thanks to you.

I meant no disrespect to you or to our system of government.
Forgive me.

Someone around said “Constitutionally Limited Republic” and I was asking you about it.

Yeah, it's easy enough to find..."Constitutionally Limited Republic" site:freerepublic.com

Like here, recently..."Earning My Vote" and Other Misconceptions
In fact, as a citizen in a constitutionally-limited republic, your vote is not a reward for a slick presentation, an attractive face, or the display of some talent like the Miss America pageant.

I would not use that term. The reading of the Constitution does lay out the limitations on the government, but IMO to use such a term is meant only to be descriptive of function...limiting the government.

Another instance from 2002...#4
First para, second sentence.
Third para, first sentence. Such use is descriptive, not defining.

Just Constitutional Republic, as you said, IMO.
Thanks for your clarification.