That would still make us a republic. A democracy would mean we did
not have elected representatives (such as the president) and each
issue would be decided by popular vote.


THAT's what I was saying,,,, we are clearly a republic,,,,, placement
directly by the people would be a democracy

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"SR" wrote in message
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On Wed, 03 Nov 2004 17:18:35 GMT, "Cecil Chapman"
wrote:
is determined by the members of the electoral
college, not by popular vote (which would make us a democracy).