We do not live in a Democracy we live in a constitutional Republic.
Read what the founders said about Democracy. Read the last one I pasted by Good old Ben.
http://www.cancertutor.com/Quotes/Quotes_Presidents.html
Quotes: Founding Fathers and Presidents
"The jaws of power are always open to devour, and her arm is always stretched out, if possible, to destroy the freedom of thinking, speaking, and writing."
John Adams
"Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself."
John Adams
"We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion. Avarice, ambition, revenge, or gallantry, would break the strongest cords of our Constitution as a whale goes through a net. Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other."
John Adams (The Works of John Adams, ed. C. F. Adams, Boston: Little, Brown Co., 1851, 4:31)
"If ye love wealth greater than liberty, the tranquility of servitude greater than the animating contest for freedom, go home from us in peace. We seek not your counsel, nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you; and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen."
Samuel Adams
"He therefore is the truest friend to the liberty of this country who tries most to promote its virtue, and who, so far as his power and influence extend, will not suffer a man to be chosen into any office of power and trust who is not a wise and virtuous man....The sum of all is, if we would most truly enjoy this gift of Heaven, let us become a virtuous people."
Samuel Adams
"If ever time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin."
Samuel Adams
"Without morals a republic cannot subsist any length of time; they therefore who are decrying the Christian religion, whose morality is so sublime and pure (and) which insures to the good eternal happiness, are undermining the solid foundation of morals, the best security for the duration of free governments."
Charles Carroll, signer of the Declaration of Independence
"Every step we take towards making the State our Caretaker of our lives, by that much we move toward making the State our Master."
Dwight D. Eisenhower
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security."
Benjamin Franklin
"I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth--that God Governs the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid?"
Benjamin Franklin
....................................This one I LOVE!.......................................................
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!"
Benjamin Franklin
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Much more at the site I linked
http://www.cancertutor.com/Quotes/Quotes_Presidents.html
Seems the RO mayor and council made a huge deal out of nothing. Had they followed the law and not have that clause in the contract in the first place, no one would even know about it.
Not sure if this is a blessing or a curse.
Blessing= people that did not know about open carry in MI, now are asking questions and are interested.
Curse= people want the state to pass a law restricting carry of any kind in such events.
Democracy in action. Personally, I don't see anything happening these next two election cycles. After that, it's a crap shoot. This makes it all the more important, for the right people to be in office. State wide and Federally. Someone either on this forum or MGO, said Brenda Lawrence was out pressing the flesh in RO yesterday. If anyone sees her, they need to ask a question on how she feels about guns and carry in general. Wonder what her answer will be?
I doubt Virg and Brenda will win this November, but pray to God they don't.
Still not too sure about Snyder yet as well.
JMHO....