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Thoughts on Freedom
"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse 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, always followed by a dictatorship. The
average age of the world's greatest civilizations has been 200 years.
These nations have progressed through this sequence: "From bondage to spiritual faith; From spiritual faith
to great courage; From courage to liberty; From liberty to abundance; From
abundance to selfishness; From selfishness to apathy; From apathy to
dependence; From ~Alexander
Fraser Tytler
Studies in Juris Prudence ""Sovereignty" is the right to govern. In Europe the sovereignty is generally ascribed to the prince; here it rests with the people. There the sovereign actually administers the government; here, never in a single instance. Our governors are the agents of the people, and at most stand in the same relation to their sovereign in which regents in Europe stand to their sovereign. Their princes have personal powers, dignities, and pre-eminences. Our rulers have none but official, nor do they partake in the sovereignty otherwise, or in any other capacity than as private citizens." Chisolm vs. State of Georgia - U.S. Supreme Court
MAY 1 1562 French
Huguenot leader Jean
Ribault landed at the mouth of the
St. John's River today. He and his followers were seeking to
establish a colony for French religious dissenters.
MAY 1 1901 Jacksonville was swept by a devastating fire today. More than 600 acres of buildings in the center of the city were destroyed. The loss was estimated at $15,000,000 in 1901 dollars. MAY 6 1851 Dr. John Gorrie, a physician in Apalachicola, patented his ice-making machine today. Gorrie, 1802-1855, looking for a way to cool patients suffering from malaria fever, was granted Patent No. 8080. His invention led the way for commercial ice making machines and eventually for the development of air conditioning. He is one of two Floridians honored with a statue in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C. MAY 7 1877 The Bank of Jacksonville was founded today by William Boyd Barnett. This band ultimately became a statewide operation under the name Barnett Bank until it was sold to nationsbank in 1998. Today it is part of the Bank of America chain. MAY 10 1861 Union president Abraham Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus in Florida, citing the existence of an "insurrection" against the United States in that state. MAY 12 1861 Florida newspapers report that three former residents of St. Augustine, Abraham Dupont, William Quincy, and Thomas Mirando, participated in the assault against Fort Sumter. MAY 13 1969 The Florida Legislature today ratified the 19th Amendment ot the Constitution of the United States which granted suffrage rights to women. The amendment, which was approved by enough states to become a part of the "law of the land" on August 26, 1920, was finally approved by the Legislature in recognition of the achievements of the Florida League of Women Voters. Florida was the 50th and last state to ratify the amendment. MAY 16 1824 The Edmund Kirby Smith, Confederate general and Commander of the Confederate Trans-Mississippi West, was born today in St. Augustine. Smith was a graduate of West Point (1845), fought in eight battles of the Mexican-American War, taught mathematics at West Point, was wounded in Indian fighting, and was a noted botanist. In 1861, he resigned his position with the United States Army to enter Confederate service. Florida selected him as one of two individuals (John Gorrie was the second) to represent the state in the Hall of Statues in the Capitol in Washington, D.C. MAY 22 1907 The Florida Legislature approved the incorporation of Pablo beach (now Jacksonville Beach) today. MAY 29 1586 Sir Francis Drake, the famous English "Sea Dog" burned and sacked the town of St. Augustine today.
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independence of the Southern people by all honorable means.
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FREEDOM VS. SECURITY We must understand that politicians and bureaucrats always seek to
expand their power, without regard to the long-term consequences. If
you believe in smaller government, ask yourself one simple question.
Does the Patriot Act increase or decrease the power of the federal
government over your life? The answer is obvious to those who
understand that freedom cannot be exchanged for security. --
Editorial comment
by Texas Congressmen Ron Paul
We Call Them
Southrons
Predicting the future?
"A departure
from principle in one instance becomes a precedent for a second; that
second for a third; and so on, till the bulk of the society is reduced to
be mere automatons of misery, and to have no sensibilities left but for
sinning and suffering. Then begins, indeed, the bellum omnium in omnia,
which some philosophers observing to be so general in this world, have
mistaken it for the natural, instead of the abusive state of man. And the
fore horse of this frightful team is public debt. Taxation follows that,
and in its train wretchedness and oppression."
Thomas Jefferson - 1816
The Southern National Congress
will be the launch of a parallel government or "virtual" republic to which
we ascribe the legitimacy forfeited by the National Empire and to which
Southerners will give their allegiance.
The Congress is intended to
provide a representative public forum for Southerners to come together and
collectively seek redress of their grievances and advance their goals and
their interests. It will represent the aspirations and the welfare of the
Southern people in a manner that the two major political parties and
today's politics are neither willing nor capable of doing.
Stay tuned for further
developments! Create Your Own Survey Page Polls and surveys are popular these days. We've created an interactive page for your entertainment and enjoyment. Click on the link below and make your own survey on any subject. Join the fun! http://net-host.net/speakout/survey.html Studies in Constitutions A lawyer and Alabama Whig, Robert Smith, addressed the line item veto provision of the Confederate States Constitution in the following words: "Of this character is the power given the President to arrest corrupt or illegimate expendures, by vetoing particular clauses in an appropriation bill, and at the same time approving other parts of the bill. There is hardly a more flagrant abuse of its power, by the Congress of the United States than the habitual practice of loading bills, which are necessary for governmental operations with reprehensible, not to say venal dispositions of the public money, and which only obtain favor by a system of conbinations among members interested in similar abuses upon the treasury. " Robert H. Smith, 1861 Would a similar statement be valid in today's political climate? You be the judge. Historical Quiz During the 1860's, the wife of a well-known leader of the United States government had three brothers who fought for the Confederate States of America. Who was this famous lady?
Email your answer to NEFLOS@net-host.net.
The first correct answer will win a free Florida State Flag, suitable for
outdoor display of your patriotism.
Answer to last quiz: During British occupation (1763-83),
Florida was divided into two colonies, East Florida and West Florida.
The capital of West Florida was in Pensacola.
What was the capital of East Florida
during this period? Congratulations to Bill Chisolm of Cayce, South Carolina who had
the first correct answer. Back Issues Now Available
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