Although the United States was conceived as a Republic....valid and applicable points below:
“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 due to loose fiscal policy, which is always followed by 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:
1) From bondage to spiritual faith;
2) From spiritual faith to great courage;
3) From courage to liberty;
4) From liberty to abundance;
5) From abundance to complacency;
6) From complacency to apathy;
7) From apathy to dependence;
8) From dependence back to bondage ...”
Alexander Tyler, 1787
Friday, November 12, 2010
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
GOP Takes Governor...sweeps state races....
The GOP in Oklahoma took the Governors mansion, the Lt. Governor's seat, and made a clean sweep of the rest of the state-wide offices.
Governor-elect Mary Fallin - Oklahoma native of Tecumseh - made history as the first woman Governor of Oklahoma and made National news along with numerous other women in politics and 'firsts' across the Nation.
House Republicans gained eight seats and now hold a 70-31 margin of control in the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
Governor-elect Mary Fallin - Oklahoma native of Tecumseh - made history as the first woman Governor of Oklahoma and made National news along with numerous other women in politics and 'firsts' across the Nation.
House Republicans gained eight seats and now hold a 70-31 margin of control in the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
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