“Nowhere, in either the definition of “Republic” or in the United States Constitution, is it stated that those elected to represent the people in the execution of government do so only for the majority of their constituents. In fact, the Founders and Framers were vehemently adamant that our system of government be a Republic specifically for the purpose of protecting the rights of the minority in the face of the majority, thus protecting the inalienable rights for all American citizens.
It is for this reason that we all should boisterously admonish any and all that refer to the United States of America as a “Democracy”; it is not a Democracy, it is a Constitutional Republic that uses a unique Democratic system to elect those who execute government on behalf of the citizenry. The reason this indisputable fact is so important is playing out, today, in many different arenas, but none as apparent as the events playing out in Wisconsin regarding collective bargaining rights for public-sector union employees.”
Full Text:
http://emergingcorruption.com/2011/03/a-republic-if-you-can-keep-it/
