XPost: alt.society.liberalism, alt.atheism, talk.politics.guns   
   From: dead@gone.com   
      
   On Sun, 19 May 2013 10:59:57 -0500, RD Sandman wrote:   
      
   > "Scout"  wrote in news:kn95ho   
   > $os8$1@dont-email.me:   
   >   
   >   
   >>   
   >> "Jason"  wrote in message   
   >> news:Jason-1805131508360001@66-53-208-232.lsan.mdsg-pacwest.com...   
   >>> In article , linuxgal   
   >>>  wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> Zepp wrote:   
   >>>> > Moron, you just told us that America is a Republic that has a   
   >>>> > democracy.   
   >>>> > Apparently in hopes of gainsaying my statement that America has a   
   >>>> > democracy and is a Republic.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Al Gore wins the popular vote, Bush wins the Presidency, but   
   > Democrats   
   >>>> insist it's still a democracy.   
   >>>   
   >>> Did Al Gore win the electorial votes? yes or no   
   >>   
   >> So it's not a real Democracy then.   
   >   
   >   
   > A direct or pure democracy, no.  We are, by definition, a republic or   
   > representative democracy.   
      
   Almost perfectly right.  The US is a republic AND a representative   
   democracy.   
      
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