“Our Constitution is in actual operation; everything appears to promise that it will last; but nothing in this world is certain but death and taxes.” Benjamin Franklin “A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the high duties of a good (officer), but it is not the highest. The laws of necessity, of self-preservation, of saving our country when in danger, are of higher obligation.” Thomas Jefferson “The ballot is stronger than the bullet.” Abraham Lincoln Up to this point, the political parties and the individual statesRead More