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Alexander Fraser Tytler, Lord Woodhouselee (15 October 1747 – 5 January 1813) wrote:"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the majority discovers it can vote itself largess out of the public treasury. After that, the majority always votes for the candidate promising the most benefits with the result the democracy collapses because of the loose fiscal policy ensuing, always to be followed by a dictatorship, then a monarchy.

A Detroit city council member is asking President Obama to bail out the financially troubled city in return for residents’ overwhelmingly supporting his successful re-election bid.

“There ought to be a quid pro quo," said Councilwoman JoAnn Watson, according to My Fox Detroit.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/12 ... z2EC5gsM3r


Prophesy and a repeat of history, take form

Those that forget their past are doom to repeat it.

CUDA, do you really think the administration takes such a request seriously? Is there any indication whatsoever that they would? Come on, rejoin reality, it will do you a world of good, man.

Yea, we all know only rich people get quid pro quo.

Spidey wrote:Yea, we all know only rich people get quid pro quo.

functionally, you may be correct.

Haha, hilarious !

And -- smart man, that Mr. Tytler. So, BTW, was Mancur Olson...

callmeslick wrote:CUDA, do you really think the administration takes such a request seriously? Is there any indication whatsoever that they would? Come on, rejoin reality, it will do you a world of good, man.

I can see the point and the quote zoomed straight over your head Politicians play the game. they make promises for Vote, both parties. the Democrats are just better at then the GOP

but the quote is truth. and this is an example of it

And they've been doing it ever since the development of political parties, so I don't really see how your point pertains.

So cuda.. if I vote you a promotion at your current job, would you come over to my place and buy me a new car?

CUDA wrote:

callmeslick wrote:CUDA, do you really think the administration takes such a request seriously? Is there any indication whatsoever that they would? Come on, rejoin reality, it will do you a world of good, man.

I can see the point and the quote zoomed straight over your head Politicians play the game. they make promises for Vote, both parties. the Democrats are just better at then the GOP

but the quote is truth. and this is an example of it

No, Republicans don't anything so mundane, plebeian and sleazy as to buy the votes of a particular city. They strike right at the heart if the matter and gerrymander things to give their party the edge.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/new ... se-663716/

So gathering like thinking people together, is somehow worse than bribery or pandering?

I say we just abolish political parties altogether!

No, gerrymandering is always used to skew the vote in favor of the party in power, not make it fairer for democracy. And yeah, both parties do it. However, I like this local guy's re-imagining of gerrymandering theory.

http://ashenfad.blogspot.com/2011/07/ge ... regon.html