BTW. Here are the dictionary definitions from http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary:
Main Entry: re·pub·lic Pronunciation: ri-'p&-blik Function: noun Etymology: French république, from Middle French republique, from Latin respublica, from res thing, wealth + publica, feminine of publicus public -- more at REAL, PUBLIC Date: 1604 1 a (1) : a government having a chief of state who is not a monarch and who in modern times is usually a president (2) : a political unit (as a nation) having such a form of government b (1) : a government in which supreme power resides in a body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by elected officers and representatives responsible to them and governing according to law (2) : a political unit (as a nation) having such a form of government Main Entry: United States of America Variant(s): or United States /yu-'nI-t&d-'stAts, especially Southern 'yü-"/ Usage: geographical name country N. America bordering on Atlantic, Pacific, & Arctic oceans; a federal republic capital Washington area 3,619,969 square miles (9,375,720 square kilometers), population 249,632,692 Acmeair wrote: > mr. allison, before you go spoutin off, about our republic, or if its > a democracy, you shud do a little studying. we are not a democracy. we > are a federal republic. if we were a democracy, we would lose all our > freedoms, assured by our godley inspired constitution. before you open > your uneducated mouth, why don't you do some studying? jim, O+, S > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: James Allison > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 8:39 PM > Subject: Re: CS>fw: Action - Protect Your Right to Use > Alternative Medicine > Somebody should see if they can get Ron Paul from Texas > on-line with it. He seems to go for truth, justice, and the > old style American way (less government, for the people, by > the people, etc.). He's under this grand illusion that we > live in a republic of some sort instead of a democracy, so > even though he's obviously crazy as a loon, I'm sure if this > bill is true and good, he'll be one to jump in and help get > it passed. Just do a search for Ron Paul and Congress, and > you'll find him. I'd do it myself, however, I'm not > familiar enough with the bill. Yours in health, > James Allison > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Black > To: [email protected] > John, this is an incredible proposition and I > hope that by enough of us > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: John Draper <[email protected]> > > > > > Protect Your Right to Use Alternative Medicine > -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
