I don't think America is still a democracy

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3. Good. Its a Constitutional Republic

The Constitution lays out principles that cannot be decided by a democratic majority.

In the middle of the Iraqi war decentralized democracy was achieved. The majority will of the neighbors of one Sunni neighborhood drove away the Shia minority while on the otherside of town a Shia majority inflicted democratic principles on their Sunni neighbors.

Now which direction this country can go is up to the democratic process by the people. If the people are too lazy to turn off the TV, read a book and think for themselves then the powerful will take it. It isn't so much that there are people who want to buy other peoples power its that so many people are willing to sell it, or even worse just give it away.