Arsenal of Democracy

[Bill1584]

My promotion of hope :

1) to cherish a desire with anticipation ,

2) to desire with expectation of obtainment ,

3) and expect the best with confidence .

4) and carry a big stick.

[srt8-in-largo]

Wish I coulda been there to see this.

[srt8-in-largo]

As a side note... why do so many insist on calling ourselves a democracy? We are not; we're a republic.

[BIGLRY]

As a side note... why do so many insist on calling ourselves a democracy? We are not; we're a republic.

Hummmmm...

Republic(noun): a state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by representatives chosen directly or indirectly by them. any body of persons viewed as a commonwealth. a state in which the head of government is not a monarch or other hereditary head of state.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/republic

Democracy(noun): government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system. a state having such a form of government: The United States and Canada are democracies.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/democracy

I guess the key words are "State" verses "Government", the Republic of California is in the Democracy of the United States....correct?