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 ## Republic, not Democracy
 
-The rule of law (i.e., "Republicanism") is that form of government which equally subjects **all** conagents to a publicly published body of law (constitution + legislation) which all conagents can read and make preparations to govern themselves by. It differs from other forms of government in that every other form of government is rule by whim - whether rule by whim of a single individual or rule by whim of a group or collection of groups.
+The rule of law (i.e., "Republicanism") is that form of government which equally subjects **all** conagents to a publicly published body of law (constitution + legislation) which all conagents can read, understand and make preparations to govern **themselves** by. It differs from other forms of government in that every other form of government is rule by whim - whether rule by whim of a single individual or rule by whim of a group or collection of groups.
 
-`WS` rejects all forms of rule by whim, including rule by whim of a majority (i.e., "Democracy"). `WS` establishes a republic where conagents are ruled by a publicly published document and not by arbitrary whim; and separation of powers in a Republic pits contending interests against one another in an intentional gridlock to ensure that any legislative changes which **do** get past the gridlock are those with extremely broad consensus. All conagents are equally subject to the same document, which can be read, understood and **predicted** by all, and which applies equally to all and most importantly, which resists **impulsive** changes and protects minorities against the tyranny of majorities by intentionally engaging rival interests in political gridlock using the separation of powers.
+`WS` rejects all forms of rule by whim, including rule by whim of a majority (i.e., "Democracy"). `WS` establishes a republic where conagents are ruled by a publicly published document and not by arbitrary whim. The separation of powers in a Republic pits contending interests against one another in an intentional gridlock to ensure that any legislative changes which **do** get past the gridlock are those with extremely broad consensus. A republic's constitution applies equally to all and most importantly, resists **impulsive** changes and protects minorities against the tyranny of majorities by intentionally engaging rival interests in political gridlock using the separation of powers.
 
 ## A word on "Equality"