From 7ec3165a2a3841a34bd8f6b3898390272195fd3e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Wellspring Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2020 16:37:49 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] Remove duplicate word --- 01-principles/01-principles-apologia.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/01-principles/01-principles-apologia.md b/01-principles/01-principles-apologia.md index 5cff8b2..b389fde 100644 --- a/01-principles/01-principles-apologia.md +++ b/01-principles/01-principles-apologia.md @@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ These symbolic paraphernalia are not intended to imply any collectivist/tribal/n ## Republic, not Democracy. -We specifically wanted to make it clear that we are a Republic and not a Democracy in the body of the document because one of the biggest problems liberty defenders have had to contend with in the American constitution is that it is never explicitly stated that the US Constitution is explicitly **not** a Democracy. It has even become common for US politicians to call the USA a Democracy or to speak highly of Democracy. The US constitution specifically calls itself a Republic and mandates that a "Republican form of government" be guaranteed to all of the states. We go further and make rectify the shortcoming of the US constitution by making it clear that we are intentionally **not** a Democracy. +We specifically wanted to make it clear that we are a Republic and not a Democracy in the body of the document because one of the biggest problems liberty defenders have had to contend with in the American constitution is that it is never explicitly stated that the US Constitution is **not** a Democracy. It has even become common for US politicians to call the USA a Democracy or to speak highly of Democracy. The US constitution specifically calls itself a Republic and mandates that a "Republican form of government" be guaranteed to all of the states. We go further and make rectify the shortcoming of the US constitution by making it clear that we are intentionally **not** a Democracy.