To: 1066AD
"A Republic, if you can keep it" -- Benjamin Franklin 9/17/1787
"I want a pure democracy" -- Feinstein circa 2004
Sorry there toots, I'll follow Franklin.
To: HamiltonJay
"A Republic, if you can keep it" -- Benjamin Franklin 9/17/1787
I didn't realize he meant: if you can keep it by prohibiting the elected legislators from trying to take it away from the citizenry.
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12/23/2004 8:53:27 AM PST by
TomGuy
(America: Best friend or worst enemy. Choose wisely.)
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