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Letter to the editor


Opinion: We live in a constitutional republic, not a democracy
The Constitutional Convention of 1787 was held in secrecy. When anxious citizens gathered outside Philadelphia’s Independence Hall to learn the outcome, an inquisitive lady asked Ben Franklin if America had a republic or monarchy. He replied wisely: “A republic, madam, if you can keep it.”
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