After the Constitutional Convention a Woman asked Benjamin Franklin, so Sir what have you given us?  And good old Ben said:
A Republic, if you can keep it" 

Ha, we did not keep it. The Founders hated Democracy, they knew what it leads to and so............. you have it now. Democracy is Mob Rule and goes from there to Socialism, then Communism. Look around you.

mary.  how was the Cool-aid

I agree with one thing............You should all read the Communist Manifesto.  Oh,Boy, Oh Boy. Read People,

Naiburef. You have obviously never lived under Socialism or you would know that it is a mere stepping stone to Communism which is what you will have in this country now.