Republic or Democracy?

[savageagle]

I pledge allegiance to the flag
of the united states of america
and to the republic for which it stands,
one nation, under god, indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.
Todays version has the line "under God" removed and it still says "and to the Republic for which it stands."
Are we NOT still a Republic? why is it that a country found on the idea of a Republic is still called a Democracy?
Polititians still cannot come to an agreement. what would the founding fathers say if they knew the US is called a Democracy?
The United States of America is what it is to you and have honor and pride in your country no matter what you call it.

 

[DrHenley]

Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for dinner.

 

[Silent Earth]

Democracy and Republicanism at two entirely different things, (and god has nothing to do with it )I'm not quite sure of the point you are making mon ami? And the US is not a true or good representation of a Democracy because its dominated by only TWO political parties that are very VERY similar and neither offer a true opposition, and if you dont support the two you have no real representation.

 

[Gazrok]

Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for dinner.

That is an interesting quote, is it from something?

 

[Proud Prepper]

The U.S. is a Constitutional Republic. Anything to the contrary is fake news.

 

[TexasFreedom]

That is an interesting quote, is it from something?

Doc quotes a great one. The second part is "Liberty is a well armed sheep ... contesting the vote."

It often is miscredited to Ben Franklin. Others quote James Bovard.

Hillary Clinton won the vote. Praise God it was 'contested' by the electoral college!

 

[DrHenley]

That is an interesting quote, is it from something?

It popped up in several articles and in a Civil War documentary in the early 1990s. Marvin Simkin, Shelby Foote, and James Bovard all use variations of it, but nobody knows who actually came up with it initially.

The two that appeared in 1990 are:

LA Times: “Democracy has been described as four wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch”

Civil War documentary: "Democracy is like two wolves and a lamb deciding on what they want for dinner"