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Happy 4th, take time to read the Declaration of Independence today
TheQ:
--- Quote from: Golden Eagle on July 11, 2014, 10:49:52 AM ---I take my patriotism seriously so I must disagree too. First how does government break the Declaration of Independence? (but I know what you mean.)
Now (See my avatar) as informed voters we have the opportunity to vote out(a penalty) those politicians who go against the constitution and our Bill of Rights. We must pay attention to politicians many months not days before an election.
--- End quote ---
Yes, yes we must.
Will most people pay attention to how their tyrant votes? Nope, and that's the problem with voting.
linux203:
It's that time of year again! This document has been around for 239 years now. 56 people giving the proverbial middle finger to King George.
It's an annual read for me. Consider making it your (at least) annual read too.
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration_transcript.html
gryphon:
Thanks for posting that. I think that is one of the greatest documents ever written. I have a framed copy/replica hanging on my family room wall.
k-9patrol@live.com:
Wishing a safe and happy 4th to all who believe in the sacrifice made by many, for our rights. Especially the Second Amendment, without which the First and the rest could not be preserved. God Bless the U.S.A.
gryphon:
From TTAG today:
Being American is epic. But it’s an experience that only a small percentage of Earth’s inhabitants can enjoy. On this day, when we celebrate our Declaration of Independence from our country’s British overlords, we should remember that most of the world’s population labors under the yoke of government tyranny. We are lucky. But our liberation wasn’t a matter of luck. It was a matter of determination. Our Founding Fathers were determined to end the “long train of abuses and usurpations” so that Americans could be free. They did it, ultimately, under force of arms.
Those who truly stand for freedom know that Americans’ right to keep and bear arms isn’t about hunting. Or protection against criminals. Or defense against an invading army. It’s about protection against a tyrannical government. You cannot have freedom without the absence of tyranny. Our gun rights create the space for our freedoms to flourish.
As a people, we use this space to differ on matters of religion, sexual orientation, taxation, the role of the courts, the proper type of policing and on and on and on. The fact that we can do so without tearing the country apart – again – has everything to do with the fact that each individual can defend themselves individually, to protect their individual rights by exercising their individual right to keep and bear arms.
That said, we are not a country of free men and women because we own guns or the Constitution says so. We are free because natural law says that we have the right to defend our lives against those who would enslave us or take our lives. Should statists repeal the Second Amendment, my right to protect myself, my freedom to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, remains mine. My gun rights are not inherent in government. They’re inherent in me.
On this day we should celebrate our country’s courage, past and present. We should be thankful to the men and women we pay to protect that freedom. But we should also celebrate our own resolve. For it is that resolve that keeps us free, one American at a time.
http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2015/07/sara-tipton/sara-tipton-happy-fourth-of-july/
(There are dissenting views in the comment section).
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