The United States is not, has never been, and will never be a democracy; it is a republic, as you say. If we actually allowed people to vote on individual laws and government business, you'd be longing for the "good ol' days" of "mustachioed" GWB/DC/KR. Polls clearly show that most Americans vehemently oppose at least 8 of the 10 Constitutional amendments known as the Bill of Rights. Government FOR the people would be great; government BY the people would seriously suck.

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Again I say, democracy is a joke. Pushing one button every four years is not "rule by the people". Citizens should have the right to approve or deny these individual Acts of dictatorship by vote, not by electing a "representative" who does whatever is best for their ego, their wallet, and their Napoleon Complex.