[P-3 Guy]

Originally Posted by longislander

A republic, not a democracy ...

"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. "

One day a year ... a democracy ... e.g., town meeting, if you attend. "Majority" rules, ... not elected officials.

In the context of US constitutional law, the definition of republic refers specifically to a form of government in which elected individuals represent the citizen body and exercise power according to the rule of law under a constitution, including separation of powers with an elected head of state, referred to as a constitutional republic or representative democracy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic

The terms republic and democracy are not mutually exclusive.