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A republic, if you can keep it
Mike Lee, First Things
Thursday, October 22, 2020
Our system of government is best described as a constitutional republic. Power is not found in mere majorities, but in carefully balanced power. Once passed by both houses of Congress, a bill still doesn’t become a law until it’s signed (or acquiesced to) by the president—who of course is elected not by popular national vote, but by the electoral college of the states.