Gutfeld Panel Fails to Understand Constitutional Republic

To save the country, we need to abandon democracy and return to being a republic;

Douglas V. Gibbs ——Bio and Archives--April 14, 2026

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The FOX News "Gutfeld" show featured a video of attorney and Trump critic George Conway emotionally stating he was willing to spend his children's inheritance to fund efforts to "save democracy," specifically highlighting his financial support for Joe Biden's 2024 campaign. 

‘Repeal Democracy,’ majority rule through democracy historically always ends in tyranny

He said in the video, "I thought to myself: I want my kids to inherit a democracy. And so, I wiped the tears away and I drove to the fundraiser and I gave them the check." Conway's donation was $929,600 to the Biden Victory Fund – the legal maximum. Conway called it a bargain to support the "rule of law." Once a Republican, Conway had become a prominent "Never Trump" figure and ran as a Democrat for Congress in 2026, focusing on opposing Donald Trump.

Greg Gutfeld asked his guests about the idea of saving democracy, with only one noting the country is not a democracy, but then mistakenly calling our system a "Democratic Republic."

This exchange reveals a fundamental misunderstanding that has plagued American discourse for over two centuries. American society has been convinced we live in a democracy, with little understanding of the crucial difference between a republic and a democracy. This confusion began early, despite James Madison explaining the difference five times in his Federalist Essays. The Founding Fathers consistently warned about the dangers of democracy, and even Old Europe at the time recognized these dangers, though they believed an oligarchy under royalty and an established church was preferable.

As I explain in my book, ‘Repeal Democracy,’ majority rule through democracy historically always ends in tyranny. In a democracy, population centers control the vote, establishing a system where cities dictate policy to the rest of society. This is precisely why the Founding Fathers were careful not to create a democracy.

A democratic-republic is a representative system where officeholders are directly elected by the people, and today's America closely resembles that. But, it was never designed as such. The Pledge of Allegiance isn't to the "democratic-republic for........

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