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From: stq@cbnewsi.att.com (Scott T Questad)
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Subject: Re: Church and State
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Date: 27 Sep 90 07:45:31 GMT
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In article <Sep.25.03.50.58.1990.6312@athos.rutgers.edu>, lionti@ecs.umass.edu writes:
> 
> I think that this whole argument hinges on this statement!!!
> The US system of Government is set up as a democracy (loosely) *WITH

I keep seeing this kind of statement and I'd like to make a subtle correction.
The U.S. is a republic, governed primarily by the Constitution.  If it were
a pure democracy, we would live by majority rule.