Like I was elected to this position because a majority of the people thought that I was the person of character who shared their values that should go and do this. We don't have a direct democracy, thankfully. We have a representative republic. where we choose men and women to do the daily work of governing in a representative body. (08:32–08:37)
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Asserts that the United States operates as a representative republic, not a direct democracy.
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