Just that the states can be republics if that’s what they want. “It doesn’t say the United States will be a republic. “If I’m not mistaken,” Mac said, “that’s the only place a form of the word republic appears and what it says is that the states are guaranteed the right to have a republican form of government.” “Sure it does, in Article IV, Section 4, it does.” “But nowhere does it say that the United States is a republic, either” he said. They said the United States isn’t a democracy, it’s a republic and that nowhere in the Constitution is it said we’re a democracy.” “The gist of it is they say we bandy the word democracy around a little too freely. “Nope,” I said and just as quickly added, “But there is one thing, a few readers wrote in with a criticism of some of the things I’ve written.” “I’m on my way up north to meet some friends I’m going fishing with. We exchanged pleasantries and I asked, “What are you doing here?” MacDougal, our poker-playing friend from southern California.
But he was getting closer and closer and then he came through the door into the editorial offices. He was in the other office when I heard his voice.