[continued from previous message]   
      
   > there's also the fact that a Republic is just   
   >any modern nation-state that isn't a monarchy or theocracy.   
      
   We're not just a "republic." We're a Constitutional Republic.   
      
   >Usually, but   
   >not always, sovereignty lies with the people, and when it does, that's   
   >called a democracy.  In America, sovereignty lies with the people.   
   >Therefore it is a democracy.   
      
   Clearly, you're too stupid to understand the article. Unfortunately,   
   the picture version isn't available.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)