This quote could apply today..........

[Ironhorse]

The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people
tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it
comes stronger than their democratic state itself. That,
in its essence, is fascism - ownership of government by
an individual, by a group.
--Franklin D. Roosevelt

[Ironhorse]

As nightfall does not come at once, neither does
oppression. In both instances, there is a twilight
when everything remains unchanged. And it is in such
twilight that we all must be most aware of change in
the air - however slight - lest we become unwitting
victims of the darkness.
--Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas

[Summer]

Ironhorse, both of those quotes sent a chill up my spine. They have proved eerily true in the past.

[Ironhorse]

And unfortunately many times I feel they are true right now. http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/sad3.gif

[Summer]

And unfortunately many times I feel they are true right now.
Amen.

[tocools]

Don't believe neither one of them it is just more BS in my book

[Ironhorse]

Glad I don't read your book. http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/rolleyes2.gif

[Summer]

I think a "certain somebody" needs to read some history books. http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/yes.gif

[John @ 3300ft.]

Originally posted by Ironhorse:
The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people
tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it
comes stronger than their democratic state itself. That,
in its essence, is fascism - ownership of government by
an individual, by a group.
--Franklin D. Roosevelt

The Second Amendment insures that this will not happen...

Something tells me that you probably would like to repeal that one though.

[Ironhorse]

Originally posted by John @ 3300ft.:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Ironhorse:
The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people
tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it
comes stronger than their democratic state itself. That,
in its essence, is fascism - ownership of government by
an individual, by a group.
--Franklin D. Roosevelt

The Second Amendment insures that this will not happen...

Something tells me that you probably would like to repeal that one though. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Then you're reading me waaaaayyyyyyyyyy wrong. http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/wink3.gif

[John @ 3300ft.]

That's nice to hear. http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/cool4.gif

The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people
tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it
comes stronger than their democratic state itself. That,
in its essence, is fascism - ownership of government by
an individual, by a group.
--Franklin D. Roosevelt

This is already happening now with Judges being the "private power".

[Ironhorse]

Not only judges, but politicians also, who are the people who influence the appointments or appoint a lot of our judges. Of course, judges start out as attorneys, and we all know the best "disposition" of most of them. http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/clown.gif (i.e., "what do you have when you have 10 attorneys at the bottom of the ocean?...



a good start. http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/wink3.gif)

[jakobscalpel]

John makes a good point about rogue judges having too much power. However, I see the "private power" being the control of our money supply by a central bank. Although the Fed gets authority from Congress, it's decisions are made independently. It is an ultra powerful fourth branch of government.

[Ironhorse]

notice how it all tracks back to "government"?