Are you making the rightwing argument against democracy?

Yes. America is a republic. It's why I wrote, in this article, "Their neverwas simply would not be our constitutional democratic republic." That we are a republic does not negate that our form of governance is democracy.

Moreover, you are aware, aren't you, that the USSR was a republic. Iran is a republic. China is a republic. Even North Korea is a republic – even laying claim to be a demcoratic republic, the DPRK.