Lifespan of a Democracy and it's downfall

In 1887 Alexander Tyler, a Scottish history professor at the University of Edinborough, 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:

Born 1776, Died 2012
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: (He has denied writing this but the facts have been revised by me to match the FactCheck.org story) An interesting story about them here...

Number of States won by:           Obama: 28        McCain: 22
Square miles of land won by:      Obama: 1,483,702   McCain: 2,310,315
Population of counties won by:   Obama: 183 million  McCain: 119 million
Murder rate per 100,000 residents in counties won by:  Obama: 6.56
McCain: 3.6 

Professor Olson adds: "In aggregate, the map of the territory McCain 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 illegal's - and they vote - then we can say goodbye to the USA  in fewer than five years.


 Olson: There is an e-mail floating around the internet dealing with the 2008 Obama/McCain election and the 2000 Bush/Gore election, remarks of a Scottish philosopher named Alexander Tyler, etc. Part of it is attributed to me. It is entirely BOGUS as to my authorship. I've been trying to kill it since December 2000. For details see: Link.


This is truly scary! Of course we are not a democracy, we are a Constitutional   Republic . Someone should point this out to Obama. Of course we know he and too many others pay little attention to The Constitution. There couldn't be more at stake than on Nov 2012.

Lessons from Ronald Reagan

“Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them.”

“Government’s first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.”

“The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much.”

“The most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help.”

“Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.”

“Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them.”

“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.”

“It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.”

“No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we’ll ever see on this earth.”

“One way to make sure that crime doesn’t pay would be to let the government run it.”

“Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was too strong.”

“The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away.”

“If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under.”

“Democracy is worth dying for, because it’s the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man.”

“Entrepreneurs and their small enterprises are responsible for almost all the economic growth in the United States.”

“Government always finds a need for whatever money it gets.”

“Man is not free unless government is limited.”

New Pistol from Ruger™

Ruger is coming out with a new pistol in honor of Senators and  Congressmen.      

 
 It will be named the “Politician”  -   It  doesn’t work, and you can’t fire it.

Top Ten DC Earthquake Jokes

1. The earthquake should not have been a surprise, S&P predicted default would shake the country!

2. After the earthquake yesterday Obama and the DNC discovered three new faults: 1. Bush’s fault, 2. Tea party’s fault and, 3. Not my fault.

3. The rumbling felt on the Eastern Seaboard was confirmed as an entire Mountain of Debt which came crashing down in Washington.

4. Man that wasn’t an earthquake, Obama just dropped his wallet.

5. I see that S&P has downgraded the earthquake a notch to 5.7.

6. When I prayed for a shakeup in Washington I guess that I should have worded it differently.

7. The earthquake is the agitation cycle of God’s washing machine. Hurricane Irene is the spin cycle.

8. That wasn’t an Earthquake in D.C., it was Obama’s approval rating falling.

9. It wasn’t a quake, it was a $14.6 Trillion check bouncing.

10. It wasn’t a quake, it was the founding fathers rolling over in their graves!

Do not be alarmed by the earthquake. That is just the Country shifting to the RIGHT!

I think of this game every time they raise the debt ceiling

By Wesley Messamore

...and every time they open up a new front in Washington's global warfare, and every time they pass new regulatory legislation, and every time they start a new round of quantitative easing. It's like they all know exactly what game they're playing at and just hoping they can keep on removing a block and putting it on the top of the tower without being the one to topple the whole thing.

"The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government -- lest it come to dominate our lives and interests."  
Patrick Henry

 

Lie-Clock

A man died and went to heaven. As he stood in front of St. Peter at the Pearly Gates, he saw a huge wall of clocks behind him. He asked, 'What are all those clocks?' St. Peter answered, 'Those are Lie-Clocks.

Everyone on Earth has a Lie-Clock.'
Every time you lie the hands on your clock will move.'
'Oh,' said the man, 'whose clock is that?'
'That's Mother Teresa's. The hands have never moved, indicating that she never told a lie.'
'Incredible,' said the man. 'And whose clock is that one?'

St. Peter responded, 'That's Abraham Lincoln's clock. The hands have moved twice, telling us that Abe told only two lies in his entire life.'
'Where's President Obama’s clock?' asked the man. “Obama's clock is in Jesus' office. He's using it as a ceiling fan.”

It's only a matter of time...

Jon Sterwart gets it right this time! Media bias

As usual, Ron Paul was mostly ignored by the MSM. The Washington Times declared him a "loser" even as it said Santorum, with 3,014 fewer votes than Paul, was a "winner".
Even when the media does remember Ron Paul, it's only to reassure themselves that there's no need to remember Ron Paul.


I'm not a Jon Stewart fan, but I am a fan of truth! He gains more credibility over the typical news media clowns in this clip.

The Guardian A UK News outlet has a good story about this.

Dogs life

It's just dawned on me!!

My dog sleeps about 20 hours a day.

He has his food prepared for him. He can eat whenever he wants.

His meals are provided at no cost to him.

He visits the Dr. once a year for his checkup, and again during the year if any medical needs arise.

For this he pays nothing and nothing is required of him.

He lives in a nice neighborhood in a house that is much larger than he needs, but he is

not required to do any upkeep.

If he makes a mess, someone else cleans it up.

He has his choice of luxurious places to sleep.

He receives these accommodations absolutely free.

He is living like a King, and has absolutely no expenses whatsoever.

All of his costs are picked up by others who go out and earn a living every day.

I was just thinking about all this, and suddenly it hit me like a brick .......

I think my dog is a member of Congress!

Money can't buy happiness

But how much is funny money worth?

Obama looked at Michelle, chuckled and said, "You know, I could throw a $1,000 bill out of the window right now and make somebody very happy."

 Michelle shrugged her shoulders and replied, "I could throw ten $100 bills out of the window and make ten people very happy". 
Hearing their exchange, the… pilot of plane said to his co-pilot,"Such big-shots
back there. I could throw both of them out of the window and make 256 million people very happy."!!  

von Richthofen

The Red baron strikes again!

I Voted DEMOCRAT because........

When someone cannot explain why they voted for Democrats, give them this list. They can then pick their reasons from this "TOP 12"... 

1. I voted Democrat because I believe  oil companies' profits of 4% on a gallon of gas are obscene, but the government taxing the same gallon of gas at 15% isn't.

2. I voted Democrat because I believe the government will do a better job of spending the money I earn than I would.

3. I voted Democrat because Freedom of Speech is fine as long as nobody is
offended by it.

4. I voted Democrat because I'm way too irresponsible to own a gun, and I know that my local police are all I need to protect me from murderers and thieves.

5. I voted Democrat because I believe that people who can't tell us if it will rain on Friday can tell us that the polar ice caps will melt away in ten years if I don't start driving a Prius.

6. I voted Democrat because I'm not concerned about millions of babies being aborted so long as we keep all death row inmates alive.

7. I voted Democrat because I think illegal aliens have a right to free health care, education, and Social Security benefits.

8. I voted Democrat because I believe that business should not be allowed to make profits for themselves. They need to break even and give the rest away to the government for redistribution as the Democrats see fit.

9. I voted Democrat because I believe liberal judges need to rewrite the Constitution every few days to suit some fringe kooks who would never get their agendas past the voters.

10. I voted Democrat because I think that it's better to pay billions to people who hate us for their oil, but not drill our own because it might upset some endangered beetle or gopher.

11.. I voted Democrat because while we live in the greatest, most wonderful country in the world, I was promised "HOPE AND CHANGE".

12. I voted Democrat because my head is so firmly planted up my rear end, it's unlikely that I'll ever have another point of view.

The results of the debt ceiling increase

Bernanke again warned of the possibility of not raising the debt limit

The Fed chairman called on U.S. policymakers as quickly and decisively to reach an agreement to raise the debt limit, which did not materialize could result in a loss of confidence in global markets.

Ben Bernanke, who appeared before the Federal Budget Committee, stressed that the debt limit is a “wrong tool” for the important work of cutting the federal budget deficit.
official has warned that failure to carry out an extension in the debt ceiling could have consequences as cut scores and affect the role currently played by the U.S. dollar and the bond in global markets. However, acknowledged that the current dynamics of the debt is clearly unsustainable.

8/4/11

Presidential Terrorism

ter·ror·ism

 /ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm/ Show Spelled[ter-uh-riz-uhm]  

noun

1.

the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, especially for political purposes.(Bill Ayers)

2.

the state of fear and submission produced by terrorism or terrorization.(suicide bombers)

3.

a terroristic method of governing. (Barack Obama)

 

Terrorists?!

Are we nuts?

No problem

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