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Originally posted by MagiK: A warning from Scots Historian Professor Alexander Tyler, circa 1787, Re: The Fall of the Athenian Republic. "A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse (generous gifts) from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, (which is) always followed by a dictatorship."

Well this would explain why the republicans keep winning elections atleast.

Originally posted by MagiK: [QB] Professor Joseph Olson of Hamline University of Law, St. Paul, MN passed on that gem & provides the following 2000 election facts for consideration. Population of counties won by Gore 127 million, won by Bush 143 million Sq. miles of country won by Gore 580,000, won by Bush 2,427,000 States won by Gore 19, by Bush 29 Murder per 100,000 residents in counties won by Gore 13.2 by Bush 2.1 (not a typo)

Proving once again that you can prove anything with statistics

Originally posted by MagiK: [QB] Professor Olson adds, "And may I add that the map of the territory Bush won was (mostly) the land owned by the people of this great country. Not the citizens living in cities owned by the government and living off the government....

What the hell is that supposed to mean? Last time I checked the government did not own my house, the bank did [img]tongue.gif[/img]