How so? Because I know what a Republic is? And I don't need the Constitution to spell it out for me, because I understand what a Republic is.

Democracy is a concept going back thousands of years and has influenced our civilization more than anything else. It's something that philosophers and political academics have been studying for thousands of years.

But you want to dismiss it as just "mob rule" and that the Constitution doesn't spell it out that a Republic is a type of democracy?

Obviously the writers of the Constitution gave us too much credit and assumed that we would be an educated population.

And why is it that it's only been the last three years that this has been an issue? Like I said before, there are plenty of speeches by Republican presidents calling us a democracy. And telling us how important democracy is. Did some sort of mass awakening happen where we suddenly stopped believing we're a democracy? If so, what exactly occurred to cause that?

You can keep repeating yourself and calling me ignorant all you want. It doesn't strengthen your argument.

Why don't you tell me what you believe democracy is, and what a Republic is and then tell me where you learned about them? Maybe you'll be able to change my mind that way.

How so? Because I know what a Republic is? And I don't need the Constitution to spell it out for me, because I understand what a Republic is.

Democracy is a concept going back thousands of years and has influenced our civilization more than anything else. It's something that philosophers and political academics have been studying for thousands of years.

But you want to dismiss it as just "mob rule" and that the Constitution doesn't spell it out that a Republic is a type of democracy?

Obviously the writers of the Constitution gave us too much credit and assumed that we would be an educated population.

And why is it that it's only been the last three years that this has been an issue? Like I said before, there are plenty of speeches by Republican presidents calling us a democracy. And telling us how important democracy is. Did some sort of mass awakening happen where we suddenly stopped believing we're a democracy? If so, what exactly occurred to cause that?

You can keep repeating yourself and calling me ignorant all you want. It doesn't strengthen your argument.

Why don't you tell me what you believe democracy is, and then tell me where you learned about it? Maybe you'll be able to change my mind that way.