On Sep 23, 7:13 pm, Duggy  wrote:
> On Sep 24, 3:52 am, "John W. Kennedy" 
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> > On Sep 23, 12:56 am, Duggy  wrote:
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> > > On Sep 23, 11:29 am, "John W. Kennedy"

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> > > > On Sep 22, 8:42 pm, Duggy  wrote:
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> > > > > It had elections so maybe it was a democracy...
but the elected
> > > > > government was mostly administrative, so maybe
not.  Since it was run
> > > > > by the Soviets "Republic" hard to justify.
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> > > > No, it was a republic. A republic is anything that
isn't a hereditary
> > > > monarchy.
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> > > No, the executive is chosen democratically.
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> > By that reckoning the Roman Republic wasn't a republic, and the
> > Venetian Republic wasn't a republic, but the United Kingdom is.
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> The UK head of state isn't elected.
The UK head of state isn't the executive.
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