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From: john@bmcg.UUCP (John Wallner)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: FORCING 30 MILLION
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Date: Mon, 4-Mar-85 03:15:08 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar  4 03:15:08 1985
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> ... Besides the
> fact that the United States is NOT a democracy (It's a Republic)
> ...

I've seen this statement on the net before.  In fact, the United States
is a democratic republic, a place where we elect our representatives
(the distinctive trait of a republic) in popular elections (the distinctive
trait of a democracy). 

						John Wallner
						bmcg!john