> > > > That's quite funny pissing contest :) US were a republic as much as > > the old Rome was. Id est only small part of the population had any > > constitutional rights. > > I'm not very familiar with the early Roman Republic. In fact, > I wasn't aware > that they were a constitutional republic.
Well, since we're still in Texas, let's see what their University has to say about the constitution of the Roman Republic: http://www.utexas.edu/depts/classics/documents/RepGov.html Bob