Tomorrow is July 4th, Independance Day here in the US. This is the day when a group of brave Men gathered in secrecy to sign their name to a document that, if they had been discovered signing, would have gotten them all hanged. It's a shame really, our Country was started by brave Men like this. Men who weren't afraid to tell those in charge to "Piss Off!!". Men who were tired of their Civil Liberties being stripped away from them. Being taxed to death by MP's in England who, knowing that Colonists had no say in Parlimentary procedure, decided to pass the tax burden off of their constituents and on to the Colonists of the US. Nice huh? Too bad we don't act like that now. These men went to War, risked everything to be free of tyranny...okay to be free of outrageous taxes. If King George hadn't been insane, things may have been different, but it was during that period of time that the power of the Monarchy in England became symbolic more than real. Much like it is today. So as you watch the "Rockets Red Glare and the Bombs bursting in air" tomorrow night, pause and take time to think about what exactly we are celebrating. Then think about the current Administration and how George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin and all the other Founding Fathers are probably rolling in their graves with the loose way we have been interpreting their document for years...
Happy 4th!!!
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