The reason we are a democratic republic...
We are not a democratic republic, we are a constitutional republic.
Are you trying to imply that simply because we vote we're a democratic republic.
And where does the Constitution fit into your democratic republic?
From whence does the concept of "rule by law" come in in your democratic republic? Hint: it doesn't!
If we were a democratic republic then the elections of POTUS would be settled by popular vote. But it isn't done that way, is it?
Despite the truth of the matter, how do you think the media would treat Palin for spelling out the deficiencies of the majority of voters?
The truth of the matter? Is that a flippant concession that we actually are a constitutional republic?
And as to the media they're as dumb as dirt on the issue as well and I don't know of too many people who give them any credence whatsoever anyway.
And as far as "the deficiencies of the majority of voters" goes it is up to the individual Citizens of this nation to inform themselves and the duty of those who are informed to correct them if they're wrong. If they continue in their ignorance you can't place the blame on others.
Did you take the tests for others when you were in school or were the other students responsible for their own results?
Were you responsible for the deficiencies of the other students in not preparing for those tests?
Do you believe America was founded as a Communist state?
We are, indeed, a democratic constitutional republic.
If you think that democratic principles are implied by the word "republic", I suggest you review the nature of the governments of some of the communist REPUBLICS.
As for the election of the President, the Electoral College is simply a compounding of the republican principle. The voters vote for the Electors, who then represent them.
My point was that the justification for having a republic of any kind always boils down to the deficiencies of pure democracy. Expecting Palin to touch this topic at all is unreasonable, given that the liberals will always opt for direct democracy when the existing mechanisms fail them.
When I was in school, I took my own tests and received a grade of my own. The behavior of the majority of students was typically of no import whatsoever. That situation has little bearing on how government works, where I am entitled only to that which the majority will approve and obligated for anything the majority wishes to provide to others.
Calling the U.S. a democracy is in no way wrong, misleading, or subject to criticism. Most educated people I know use the term "pure democracy" to describe a situation where no republican elements are present.