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Susan Garrity Benton's avatar

Longtrail, democracy is-

a. : government by the people. especially : rule of the majority.

b. : a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections.

(merrium-webster. com)

A republic is a country where power is held by the people or the representatives that they elect. Republics have presidents who are elected. Not dictators. (collins dictionary. com)

According to the definitions of “democracy” and

“republic,” America is a democratic republic.

America is therefore a democratic republic.

A majority of voters is not a mob.

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An oligarchy is a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution.

A plutocracy is a country or society governed by

the wealthy. I’m pretty sure Trump and republicans are trying to make America a plutocracy for their own benefit, not AIPAC’s.

In America the majority rules and the government belongs to us, the people. Americans opposed to Trump are trying to keep it that way.

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Whatever. Have a nice day.

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