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Johnson: We're Not A Democracy, We're A "Biblical" Republic And Separation Of Church And State Isn't Real (www.joemygod.com)
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[โ€“] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Some grade 9 ass shit. A republic IS a democratic structure of government. It's representative democracy.

[โ€“] SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

I think what they're getting at is that majority does not neccesarily rule in the US. You can have an election where a majority of voters go one way but the electoral college (your representation) goes another.

Idk why they want to harp on that right now but whatever.