>This is facile It is basic 7th grade civics, Section 4 of the Constitution: >The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form

>This is facile It is basic 7th grade civics, Section 4 of the Constitution: >The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government Founding Father John Adams: >"No determinations are carried, it is true, in a simple representative democracy, but by consent of the majority or their representatives." The word "democracy" appearing in the Constitution: 0 Extra fun fact, the US is not the first Constitutional Republic, it is the 2nd behind San Marino. > there is no contradiction If you used democratic republic there is not, where the people vote and elect the representative leaders, then there is no contradiction. But democracy comes from Ancient Greece where all citizens with a right to vote directly decided the issues with votes, issues were not decided by elected representative. Its a significantly different form of government not just a typical HN pedantic point. >the right of free association The right to associate has nothing to do with accessing corporate property to disseminate your speech.