--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "J. van Baardwijk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 15:11 17-03-03 -0600, Dan Minette wrote: > > > > > Absolutely. Come Sunday, I will have been living in The Netherlands > > > > for the last 36 years. I can assure you that our politicians have > > > > been elected (two elections so far this year), and I can assure you > > > > that if my country would be a republic, I would know about it. > > > > > > Republic (n) > > > .... > > > 2) a) A political order in which the supreme power lies in a body of > > > citizens who are entitled to vote for officers and representatives > > > responsible to them. > > > b) A nation that has such a political order. > > > > > > JDG - Not the Netherlands? Maru? > > > >The first definition I found in Webster's indicates that a republic does > >not have a monarch. The second definition is the one you gave. > > I already figured that the first definition had to be something that > contradicted JDG's argument. Thanks for the quick response, Dan -- you > saved me the trouble of looking up that first definition myself. > > So, a republic does not have a monarch. The Netherlands does have a > monarch, therefore The Netherlands is not a republic. > > Q.E.D.
Uhhh..... I don't know how Dutch dictionaries work, but in English dictionary definitions are *OR* propositions, not *AND* propositions. For example, please visit the dictionary definition of the English word "heart": http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=heart I can think of nothing that would satisfy all nine definitions using an *AND* proposition.... unless of course you have a chambered muscled organ that is also a playing card. So, unless you are willing to say that compassion for sympathy = courage and fortitude in all cases, then I think that the Netherlands is a republic. JDG - Its in the cards, Maru. :) _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
