Fox Sports and NFL need a lesson on civics

Republics and Democracies by Robert Welch

It looks like Fox Sports and the NFL need a lesson in  basis civics.   They sponsored a reading of the Declaration of Independence which has become a  Pre Super Bowl game tradition.  Led by retired General Colin Powell,  it was commendable.    However, at the end of the reading done by various NFL players and Armed Forces personnel,  the program ended by referring to our nation as a “democracy.” 

Camp Constitution recommends that that Fox Sports and The NFL read “Republics and Democracies” by Robert Welch.  This essay should help them understand that our nation is a republic as spelled out in Article 4, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution.   We are a republic, not a democracy.  Let’s keep it that way.  The essay “Republics and Democracies” is available as a free download on Camp Constitution’s web site campconstitution.net.  The print version is available through the camp’s book store AmericanistBookStore.com