>>>Its called democracy.
>>
>>Actually, we live in a republic - which is quite different from a democracy.
>
>Democracy:
> Government by the people, exercised either directly or through elected representatives.
>http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=democracy&r=67
>
>Republics are overwelmingly democratic.


You better go look up the definition of republic. The one thing that takes us out of being a pure democracy is that we are not majority ruled. There is a good deal of counter-majoritisim in our country (hence why we have a senate....)

We indeed have democratic overtones - but we are more of a republic.


>Your nitpick doesn't stand up to nitpicking, but does manage to bore.

It is not nitpicking Mike...there is a difference - and a significant one. If we had a true democracy, Al Gore - and not George Bush would be President today...