Democracy refers to rule of the people.
A republic refers to having public representatives.
Athens was a democracy.
Rome was a republic.
The United States of America is both a republic and a democracy; our representatives are democratically elected. Hence a "democratic republic" is an accurate description. A non-democratic republic could exist, in which representatives for the people exist but are not chosen by the vote of the people; that was Rome's model. But that isn't the American model, the American model involves democratically elected representatives.
-CryptoLutheran
The United State of America is a Republic.
Some of the PEOPLE, are republicans, favoring REPRESENTATIVE RULE.
Some of the PEOPLE, are democratic, favoring MOB RULE.
US Constitution ~ Article IV ~ Section 4
Section. 4. The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union
a Republican Form of Government..
In a Republic, the PEOPLE have their say, and effect THROUGH, their Representative and LAW.
In a Democracy, the PEOPLE have their say by mobs, and effect THOUGH, the mob.
In a Republic, THE LAW, prevails.
In a Democracy, THE MOB, hopes to prevail.
SIMPLE Example: and revealed on this very forum.
CASE; Roy Moore
Democrats favor the Mob Rule, charging, hearing, trying, CON-victing Roy Moore in the PUBLIC, via newspapers, blogs, electronic forums.
Republicans favor the Rule of Law, charging, hearing, trying, deciding BY the RULE of LAW, the Verdict, in the Court Room.
The Government of the USA is a Republic.
The PEOPLE are the DIVIDED, not the Government itself.
The PEOPLE also happen to be who are SEATED to do the business of the Government.
And the division comes, WHEN DIVIDED PEOPLE are SEATED....
....One trying to effect LAWS, BY the RULE of LAW
....The Other trying to effect LAWS, BY the MOB RULE
And thus ~ we have a REPUBLIC Government that is SEATED, with CORRUPTER'S~
And thus ~ we say the Government IS Corrupted.
BECAUSE of;
the Tur_ in the punch bowl effect;
one bad apple spoils the whole bunch effect;
a little leaven spoils the whole lump effect;
a black sheep spoils the whole flock effect;
if a man is not made WHOLE, he is still IN sin/spoiled effect;
The STANDING is ESTABLISHED....
Rule of Law
Mob Rule (rule of men)
With or Without God
You, as anyone else decides their own STANDING.
Stand on the side of the RULE OF LAW.
Stand on the side of the RULE OF MEN.
Stand on the side WITH God (all others are AGAINST, and WITHOUT God) (according to Gods Rule).
Republicans have not CONVICTED Moore in the Public.
Democrats have CONVICTED Moore in the Public.
The USA is a Republic. Every US State, is a Republic.
God Bless,
SBC