We have got a democracy, Benjamin Franklin said in a quote much appreciated this year, if we can keep it. 

For the past week or so leading up to Independence Day, our nation’s semi-quincentennial, we have been publishing comments from the right and the left on the state and the future of American democracy. 

The discussion continues with our next Talking With, Not At… Debate & Donuts IV at the Allen Theatre in Annville, Pennsylvania, 6 p.m. Eastern time Wednesday, July 20.

Topic is: What do you think about the condition of American democracy, and what are your hopes and thoughts for its future? 

Scroll down to the next page with the trackbar on the far right (not a political position) to read comments about the state of our democracy from contributing pundits and a reader. Click on The Gray Area to read comments on our democracy by Contributing Pundit Jerry Lanson and Pundit-at-Large Stephen Macaulay.

As always, we offer you the chance to become a citizen pundit for The Hustings. Email your COMMENTS to editors@thehustings.news and please indicate your political leanings, whether moderate or hard left/hard right in the subject line so we publish your comments in the appropriate column. –Editors