The “D” Word

Today’s question
is how many times
does the word “democracy” appear
in the U.S. Constitution?
That’s right, class
the answer is zero
the authors of our classic document
of liberal thought
Had no intention
of establishing anything
that could be called a democracy
but rather a republic
Of the rich
by the rich and for the rich
the one we live and die under
eleven score and seven years later.

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