Is there a Revolution Against Democracy for some?

I often hear people argue that the United States is a republic, not a democracy. But that’s a false dichotomy. A common definition of “republic” is, to quote the American Heritage Dictionary, “A political order in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who are entitled to vote for officers and representatives responsible to them” — we are that. A common definition of “democracy” is, “Government by the people, exercised either directly or through elected representatives” — we are that, too. (snipped)


Is the United States of America a republic or a democracy?
By Eugene Volokh May 13, 2015 This post was edited by Beans/SilentGeneration at April 29, 2018 5:58 AM MDT

You are trying to cast doubt where no doubt exists. A democracy is where the people vote directly on issues. A republic is where the people elect representatives to vote on issues. Nobody is going to start any fights about that.

Everything would be a lot better if everybody would just agree with me!

The USA as a whole is a Constitutional Republic....we the people vote for people to represent us in the government....we never vote directly on any Federal issue. 
The individual state and local governments are Democratic Republics because the people vote for people to represent us in the local and state governments (Republic) and we the people also vote directly on some issues (Democratic).

The key difference between a democracy and a republic is that a republic protects the minority. In a democracy, the rule (some call it mob rule) of the majority party is complete and has no appeal process. In a republic, the majority is limited by a constitution. The Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the Constitution, serves as an example of how a constitution can limit majority power in a republic. The first amendment, which guarantees the freedom of speech to all citizens, cannot be overturned by a majority elected to the national government. The only way that the rights granted by the first ten amendments can be taken away is by amending the Constitution.

The danger inherent in a democracy is that any problems in the ruling party can grant new rights to people or remove rights that people view as fundamental. This state of uncertainty causes the pure democracy to be an unstable form of government. By declaring specific freedoms as rights that cannot be taken away by a simple change in majority, more stability is created. The average folks are able to rest easy knowing that no matter which political party is in power the basic rights of the people remain unchanged. In a democracy, the majority may impose its will on the minority, whereas in a republic the majority is unable to take away inalienable rights.