Tag Archives: Accumulation

From High To Low

Posted on April 24, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

From High To Lowby Michael DoyleToo many people believe in the nicheAnd from there won’t budge an inch.Truth? It pays to know about everythingBecause then, you can choose what to bringTo the party of life’s extremes.From this, you can learn … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Accumulation of All Powers…In the Same Hands…Whether Hereditary, Self-Appointed, Or Elective, May Justly Be Pronounced the very Definition of Tyranny

Posted on May 9, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.” – James Madison (1788) This … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Accumulation of All Powers, Legislative, Executive and Judiciary, In the Same Hands…May Justly Be Pronounced the Very Definition of Tyranny

Posted on May 15, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

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Human Nature and Faction

Posted on April 30, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

In the early days of the American republic, human nature and faction were of some serious concern. I doubt that the Founding Fathers ever truly envisioned how egregious faction would grow in our society to the point where we can’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged 1780s, Account, Accumulation, Acquisition, Action, Alliance, Ambition, American History, Arrangement, Assent, Bad, Checks and Balances, Communion, Confederation, Consent, Constant, Correct, Dedication, Deficient, Dignity, Diplomatic, Disobedience, Disregard, Early, Enforce, Errors, Essay, Experience, Face, Faction, Federalist Papers, Fledgling, George Washington, Good, Government, History, Human Nature, Humanity, Inflection, Institution, Insurrection, Intent, Intention, John Jay, Lessons, Limit, Loose, Mankind, Mystery, Nation, Necessary, Need, Passion, Photograph, Place, Play, Poem, Poetry, Power, Prime Lesson, Problems, Progress, Properties, Property, Prosperity, Protection, Publius, Reason, Reassessment, Refelction, Reliance, Republic, Resolution, Right, Rights, Season, Secure, Separation of Powers, Situation, Sobriety, Speak, State, Structure, Sufficient, Time, Truth, Understood, Union, United Nations, Unity, Utopia, Visonary | Leave a comment

If We Would Wish To Heal

Posted on April 7, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Playing a bit of catch up from yesterday in that my life changed dramatically and not for the better, I am combining the sixth day of Na/GloPoWriMo’s goal of a poem about if and the woulds, coulds, and shoulds of … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Accumulation, Awareness, Belief, Best of Me, Biology, Brav e, Capability, Colludes, Concsciousness, Could, Deception, Deep, Dis-Ease, Disease, Drama, Embrace, Emotion, Environment, Fear, Genetic, Good, Grief, Grow, Harm, Heal, If, Ignorance, Impair, Increase, Inside, Interact, Intrepet, Manifest, Miracle, Na/GloPoWriMo, Negative, Overcome, Peace, Perception, Permission, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Portal, Power of Belief, React, Reaction, Rest and Repair, Self Image, Shadow, Should, Soul, Spirituality, Subconscious, Trauma, True, Walking Wounded, We, Will, World, Would | Leave a comment

First Principles: The Judiciary Branch Does Not Decide Constitutionality of Laws Solely Nor Fully Independent of the Executive and Legislative Branches

Posted on November 29, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“The opinion which gives to the judges the right to decide what laws are constitutional and what not, not only for themselves, in their own sphere of action, but for the Legislature and Executive also in their spheres, would make … Continue reading →

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Accumulation, Co-Equal, Constitutional, Despotism, Executive, First Principles, James Madison, Judiciary, Law, Legislative, Sphere, Thomas Jefferson | Leave a comment

On Coming Home Again

Posted on November 26, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Is death just returning home again? Some say so. I don’t know. On Coming Home Again by Michael Romani It’s a matter of fact There’s no going back Only moving ever forward Hoping this moment takes us toward The new … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Accept, Accumulation, Aground, Alone, Atone, Aybss, Day, Death, Die, Edge, Eternity, Fact, Family, Forward, Future, Gentle, Going Back, Happiness, Home, Loss, Mercy, Midnight, New World, Night, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Sorrow, Still, Surrender, Terms, Tombstone, Tomorrow, Toss, Toward, Twilight, Worms | Leave a comment

WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Patina

Posted on December 4, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Light blasts through the mental accumulation As we get in tuned with the new procrastination The patina grows through the memories of pain Flowing in our lives like moments spent in the rain We laughed so loud in voices meant … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Acceptance, Accumulation, Chance, Company, Daily Prompt, Extended Family, Life, Opportunity, Patina, Procrastination, Rain, Tears, Wordpress, Years | Leave a comment

First Principles: The Accumulation of Power Into Few Hands Leads To Tyranny

Posted on November 4, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“The accumulation of all powers … in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.” —James Madison (1788) in Federalist Paper, No. 47 This … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Accumulation of Power Into the Hands of the Few Leads To Tyranny

Posted on July 9, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny. “ – James Madison, in Federalist … Continue reading →

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