Showing posts with label Democracy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Democracy. Show all posts

Thursday, February 11, 2016

A Democracy is Always Temporary in Nature...




THINK ABOUT IT AFTER YOU READ IT
THEN READ IT AGAIN!

In 1887 Alexander Tyler, a Scottish history professor at the University of Edinburgh, had this to say about the fall of the Athenian Republic some 2,000 years prior: "A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse over loose fiscal policy, (which is) always followed by a Dictatorship."

"The average age of the world's greatest civilizations from the beginning of history, has been about 200 years. During those 200 years, these nations always progressed through the following sequence:

  • From bondage to spiritual faith;
  • From spiritual faith to great courage;
  • From courage to liberty;
  • From liberty to abundance;
  • From abundance to complacency;
  • From complacency to apathy;
  • From apathy to dependence;
  • From dependence back into bondage."


The Obituary follows:

" United States of America", Born 1776, Died 2016

It doesn't hurt to read this several times.

Professor Joseph Olson of Hamline University School of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota, points out some interesting facts concerning the last Presidential election:
  
Number of States won by:
Obama: 19            
Romney: 29

Square miles of land won by:  
Obama: 580,000   
Romney: 2,427,000

Population of counties won by:
Obama: 127 million
Romney: 143 million

Murder rate per 100,000 residents in counties won by:
Obama: 13.2        
Romney: 2.1


Professor Olson adds: "In aggregate, the map of the territory Romney won was mostly the land owned by the taxpaying citizens of the country. Obama territory mostly encompassed those citizens living in low Income tenements and living off various forms of government Welfare...."

Olson believes the United States is now somewhere between the "complacency and apathy" phase of Professor Tyler's definition of Democracy, with some forty percent of the nation's population already having reached the "governmental dependency" phase.

If Congress grants amnesty and citizenship to twenty million criminal invaders called illegals - and they vote - then we can say goodbye to the USA in fewer than five years.

If you are in favor of this, then by all means, delete this message.


If you are not, then pass this along to help everyone realize just how much is at stake, knowing that apathy is the greatest danger to our Freedom.

Saturday, September 15, 2012

International Day of Democracy

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By Diane Forrest

One of the first things I did when I woke up on my 18th birthday was to go to the courthouse and register to vote.  To me, that was one of the most important responsibility I had. Not only were there many woman who fought tirelessly to give me that right, but it gave me alot of pride to know that my decision counted in the running of things in my city, county and country. I felt very fortunate and blessed to know that my opinion matters. Every time I moved, I would always run to the courthouse and register to vote so that when election time came around, I would be set.
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We have the good fortune to live in a democratic society.  What this mean is that Democracy is a form of government in which all eligible citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives. Democracy allows people to participate equally—either directly or through elected representatives—in the proposal, development, and creation of laws. It encompasses social, economic and cultural conditions that enable the free and equal practice of political self-determination.
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There is no better time now that to exercise your rights to democracy.  In just a few weeks we will be electing the President of the United States for the next four years.  Now is the time to listen to the candidates and then make an informed opinion on who you want to be your voice and make the decisions that will benefit our country.  Like my daddy always told me, if you don't vote, then if things don't turn out the way you want, you don't have the right to complain.
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Today is International Day of DemocracyIf you haven't registered to vote yet, please take a few minutes to do that.  If you are registered, don't forget to vote on Election Day.  Make Democracy work for you

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