Administrative/Regulatory
Mar. 18, 2005
1st DCA Falls Out of Step With Voters, Intent of Prop. 64
Forum Column - By Michael A. S. Newman - In 1795, Congressman Fisher Ames, speaking to the House of Representatives, likened a monarchy to a large ship that "sails well, but will sometimes strike on a rock, and go to the bottom." A republic, Ames concluded, is "a raft which will never sink, but then your feet are always in the water."
Forum Column
By Michael A. S. Newman
In 1795, Congressman Fisher Ames, speaking to the House of Representatives, likened a monarchy t...
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