text: I am curious as to why you reacted with "disagree" to my post up above in which I pointed out that the United States is a constitutional republic, which is among the many forms of democracy> How can you disagree with this? It is patently true. Do you not believe we live in a constitutional republic? Or do you not believe that's a democratic form of government? I've always been curious why many right wingers deny that we live in a democracy, as though being a republic isn't a form of democracy when it is.