‎"The two enemies of the people are criminals and government, so let us tie the second down with the chains of the Constitution so the second will not become the legalized version of the first." ~Thomas Jefferson

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“Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government...”

Thomas Jefferson

If this doesn't happen through elections then it will happen through bloodshed. Either way it has to happen.

Paul

That's why the elections are so important.

I forget who said it, and I don't have the reference at hand, but I remember it well, thinking of it every election.  "Nations generally have the governments they deserve."

Jerry

Callico wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2010 at 10:53am:

That's why the elections are so important. I forget who said it, and I don't have the reference at hand, but I remember it well, thinking of it every election.  "Nations generally have the governments they deserve." Jerry

Here in California...we are poised to re elect a governor who we had 30 years ago. His campaign slogan is..."I won't screw everything up as badly as last time, I'm older and wiser now!"

The voters are buying it. Yes, we get exactly the government we deserve! :)

Joe

Guiseppi wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2010 at 3:08pm:

Here in California...we are poised to re elect a governor who we had 30 years ago. His campaign slogan is..."I won't screw everything up as badly as last time, I'm older and wiser now!"

I imagine we'll re-elect the one we have.  Some years ago, he was arrested on a DUI after participating in a tight jeans contest at a local bar.  His defense was that he blew over the limit because the chewing tobacco he was using was soaked in whiskey.

I'll grant you that he's older now.

Best,

George

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"Nations generally have the governments they deserve."

Or: "If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner."

New York State Gubernatorial races are great fun. Last time we had one that we discovered  paid thousands of dollars for hookers after he was elected. This time one of them sent beastiality racist emails all over the place. The only solution would be a stoning or a write-in.

Charlie

Guiseppi wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2010 at 3:08pm:

"I won't screw everything up as badly as last time, I'm older and wiser now!"

Joe[/quote]

You mean out there in Kaliforny that's the best he could do with all them Hollywood writers?  Jed Clampett had a better slogan than that!   ;D

Last time he was our governor he was too busy dating Linda Ronstadt to pay attention........without her distracting him, who knows what he might accomplish!! ;D    Governor Moonbeam they called him back then....sigh..... :D

Joe

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The tree of liberty only grows when watered by the blood of tyrants. --Bertrand Barère de Vieuzac

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It is the common fate of the indolent to see their rights become a prey to the active. The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance; which condition if he break, servitude is at once the consequence of his crime and the punishment of his guilt. --John Philpot Curran