Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson are history in Connecticut.
Under pressure from the NAACP, the state Democratic Party will scrub the names of the two presidents from its annual fundraising dinner because of their ties to slavery.
Party leaders voted unanimously Wednesday night in Hartford to rename the Jefferson Jackson Bailey dinner in the aftermath of last month’s fatal shooting of nine worshipers at the historic black church in Charleston, S.C. The decision is believed to be unprecedented and could prompt Democrats in other states with similarly-named events to follow suit.
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Showing posts with label Thomas Jefferson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thomas Jefferson. Show all posts
Thursday, July 23, 2015
Friday, February 27, 2015
Editorial: Council offers empty promises in open-carry debate
It’s still not exactly clear to us exactly what the Corvallis City Council has in mind as it works toward laying to rest the controversy over a proposed open-carry ordinance for the city.
The council’s Administrative Services Committee last year rejected calls to craft a possible ordinance to ban the open carry of loaded firearms in public places in the city. That was the smart decision; the need for the ordinance never was clearly established, and the ordinance would not have done a single thing to make Corvallis a safer place.
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The council’s Administrative Services Committee last year rejected calls to craft a possible ordinance to ban the open carry of loaded firearms in public places in the city. That was the smart decision; the need for the ordinance never was clearly established, and the ordinance would not have done a single thing to make Corvallis a safer place.
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Sunday, August 1, 2010
We always knew what a great mind Jefferson had!
(Hat tip: Deborah Barrett via email) - John F. Kennedy held a dinner in the white House for a group of the brightest minds in the nation at that time. He made this statement: "This is perhaps the assembly of the most intelligence ever to gather at one time in the White House with the exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone."
Be sure to read the last quote from 1802...
When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall become as corrupt as Europe. --Thomas Jefferson
The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not. --Thomas Jefferson
It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world. --Thomas Jefferson
I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them. --Thomas Jefferson
My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government. --Thomas Jefferson
No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms. --Thomas Jefferson
The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government. --Thomas Jefferson
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. --Thomas Jefferson
To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical. --Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson said in 1802:
"I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around the banks will deprive the people of all property - until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered." Read More......
Be sure to read the last quote from 1802...
When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall become as corrupt as Europe. --Thomas Jefferson
The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not. --Thomas Jefferson
It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world. --Thomas Jefferson
I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them. --Thomas Jefferson
My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government. --Thomas Jefferson
No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms. --Thomas Jefferson
The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government. --Thomas Jefferson
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. --Thomas Jefferson
To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical. --Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson said in 1802:
"I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around the banks will deprive the people of all property - until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered." Read More......
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