The Declaration of Independence

(so you don't have to google it :)....)

 

When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

 

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. — Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.

 

He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.

 

He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.

 

He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.

 

He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their Public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.

 

He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.

 

He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected, whereby the Legislative Powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.

 

He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.

 

He has obstructed the Administration of Justice by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary Powers.

 

He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.

 

He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.

 

He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.

 

He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power.

 

He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:

 

For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:

 

For protecting them, by a mock Trial from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:

 

For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:

 

For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:

 

For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury:

 

For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:

 

For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies

 

For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:

 

For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.

 

He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.

 

He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.

 

He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation, and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & Perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation.

 

He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.

 

He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.

 

In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.

 

Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our British brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.

 

We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these united Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States, that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. — And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.

 

— John Hancock

 

New Hampshire:
Josiah Bartlett, William Whipple, Matthew Thornton

 

Massachusetts:
John Hancock, Samuel Adams, John Adams, Robert Treat Paine, Elbridge Gerry

 

Rhode Island:
Stephen Hopkins, William Ellery

 

Connecticut:
Roger Sherman, Samuel Huntington, William Williams, Oliver Wolcott

 

New York:
William Floyd, Philip Livingston, Francis Lewis, Lewis Morris

 

New Jersey:
Richard Stockton, John Witherspoon, Francis Hopkinson, John Hart, Abraham Clark

 

Pennsylvania:
Robert Morris, Benjamin Rush, Benjamin Franklin, John Morton, George Clymer, James Smith, George Taylor, James Wilson, George Ross

 

Delaware:
Caesar Rodney, George Read, Thomas McKean

 

Maryland:
Samuel Chase, William Paca, Thomas Stone, Charles Carroll of Carrollton

 

Virginia:
George Wythe, Richard Henry Lee, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Harrison, Thomas Nelson, Jr., Francis Lightfoot Lee, Carter Braxton

 

North Carolina:
William Hooper, Joseph Hewes, John Penn

 

South Carolina:
Edward Rutledge, Thomas Heyward, Jr., Thomas Lynch, Jr., Arthur Middleton

 

Georgia:
Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton

WE THE PEOPLE

I've been reading lots of Ronald Reagan lately. It's a nice alternative to
the ugliness of the current campaign. Really really ugly. And I'm reminded
of what it was like when we had two political parties in this country.
Republicans didn't care about the poor, they would get us into war, and
hated minorities. Democrats taxed and spent until we had stagflation, were
soft on crime, didn't care about family values, and embarrassed the country
all over the world. The press was always the press. Congress fought tooth
and nail with the White House unless something serious came up, and we all
stood together as Americans.

We don't have that anymore, and I'm trying to figure out where its gone. I
know that the people haven't changed. I mean, the people in this country are
here because they want to be here. They're here because despite it's image
problems around the world (that I'll touch on later), there is still no more
popular place to come to. In America we have immigration problems while
other places have emigration problems. Have you ever heard Mexico complain
about the flood of illegal immigrants into their country? No, because they
don't have that problem. So where is the problem? The problem lies in a
bloated broken government that even Tip O'neal would be hard pressed to
defend. For six years, we had a Republican White House and a Republican
Congress, but all they managed to do was spend like a pack of rabid liberals
with a budget surplus. They had a rare chance to rewrite the country in a
conservative mold, but they squandered that opportunity in order to buy
themselves more power. But of course, their efforts cost them power and
respectibility. They wasted what we had given them. So when they lost,
Democrats chose to posture and argue, and put their own personal agendas
over the good of the country. They ignored the wishes of the American
people.(not just registered Democrats) and threw away every conviction for
no other reason than a petty squabble with the White House. And surprise,
not only do they collectively have the lowest approval ratings in history,
but they haven't achieved anything.

Now we have many senior democrats (and one or two juniors) running for
president, but spouting more of the same tired rhetoric that has made it so
difficult for them to justify their salaries before. What is their solution?
More of the same. All I can say to them is this: "We've seen what your ideas
bring. We can't take it anymore." If you really want to read some
interesting words by a prominent (and pretty popular by the way) democrat,
google this quote: "No country has ever taxed itself into prosperity." So
what do the Republicans promise? Lots of things, but we've heard promises.
Show me how you'll change anything.

Even the president has things to answer for. I'm not talking about Iraq. I
think we should be there, and I know we're doing some good. Even if I
didn't, I believe that Bush believes it. And I support people I trust and
respect whether I agree with them completely or not. But I'm talking about
quiet sideline deals with Mexico that I simply do not understand. He is
selling out and locking up border guards who are just doing their duty.
Google Ramos and Campion to see what I mean. He supports the Law Of the Sea
Treaty, which in effect surrenders our sovereignty to the United Nations.
And what really worries me is why the Democrats aren't using that against
him. Could it be that they've all decided that the one thing they have in
common is a contempt for our sovereignty? Much as that frightens me, I think
it's possible. Why does that frighten me? Because it is a breach of trust.
It is conspiracy to undermine our culture. And it is taxation without
representation. Do yourself a favor. Find a copy of the Declaration of
Independence. While you're at it, read the tenth ammendment to the
Constitution.

I promised that I'd come back to the subject of America's image abroad. For
one thing, our swelling immigrant population tells me that it can't be as
bad as some would like you to think. It's easy and fashionable to talk about
how hated we are around the world, and sometimes I can understand where the
talk comes from. Life is not a popularity contest, and doing what you think
is right is sometimes going to make people hate you. I don't worry too much
about people like that, because they're going to hate you when they want to,
regardless of what you do. For a country that is supposed to be horrible,
millions are fighting to live here, and people from all over the world are
pushing each other aside in order to invest in America. We have our share of
problems, but most of them are elected officials. The country and the people
have a well-deserved reputation as the greatest hope for the free world.
America is still a shining city on the hill, but its up to WE THE PEOPLE to
hold our government accountable. There is an old saying. "Divide and
Conquer". If our government spends every waking moment (and every one of our
tax dollars) encouraging us to divide into opposing camps, you have to
wonder when 'Conquer' comes into it. I'm not being paranoid. I don't think
they'll do anything overt. But I do know that we're all being used for a
purpose that has nothing to do with "Protect and defend the constitution of
the United States of Amerca, agaunst all enemies, foreign and domestic." It
isn't we the democrats, or we the republicans. It's WE THE PEOPLE.

Live Free or Die

See the picture of Reagan at the top of this blog? See the Patriot Quote at
the top? Click on either link. You'll be taken to websites that really care
about what founded this country, and what makes it great. And that is,
simply put, the desire, indeed, the demand to live free or die. And you
know, the greatest, gravest threat to that simple, basic philosophy is not
what the mainstream liberal propoganda machine, what Rush Limbaugh properly
calls the drive-by media would have you believe. They'll say, and Big Sister
Hillary will agree, that it is the vast right-wing conspiracy. But the real
truth is just the opposite. The left in this country has admitted that they
want us to lose a war to an enemy that has vowed to destroy us. (Uh, yeah,
Al Qaeda promised to do that before we went to Iraq. And now we're fighting
them in Iraq, and the left openly admits that they think that'd be a great
idea.) And that's not all. They want to take away your money, and your power
to make decisions. They want to take your guns (and it was gun ownership
that freed the colonies from the British). They want to turn control of the
seas to the United Nations. No kidding. During wartime, the UN could tell
our subs when or where they had to surface. And the left thinks this is a
good idea. That is wrong and dangerous and stupid. But its not evil. What
I'm talking about here... what is truly evil and insidious and really truly
frightening is what they're not willing to say out loud. I'm talking about
Hitler stuff. I'm talking a fascist totalitarian thought police dictatorship
in a pantsuit and raising a fist in front of the star-spangled banner. I'm
talking about socialist, all-powerful federal government that takes
everything from you and then reluctantly gives out what they decide we need.
I'm talking about the fact that you can burn the flag, but not a cross. I'm
talking freedom of speech, but only if the state approves of that speech.
I'm talking about lying to an enormous voting block simply for the purpose
of enslaving them. I'm talking about tax dollars paying to pacify
islamofascists in this country but fighting tooth and nail to stop a
christian from proclaiming his or her faith. I'm talking about universities
bending over backwards to accomodate dictators vowing to destroy us and
spouting hate on a stage, but shouting down someone who's worst sin is
watching for illegal aliens crossing the border. The dictator is killing the
troops that these conspirators claim to support, and the "Minuteman" is
trying to help uphold the law. The dictator/murderer/fascist/holocaust
denier is cheered, but the American who just has a problem with people who
break the law is forced off the stage. Hate speech... what Mel Gibson is
chastised for spouting in a drunken tirade is allowed, where as the letter
of the law in this country is shouted down. There is no more perfect example
of just how polluted and diseased our colleges are.... except....

The University of Delaware has now defined a racist as any white person.
Furthermore, it states that a black person cannot, by definition, be
racist.... because, and listen carefully, they lack any power in society to
force their views or opinions on anyone else. So not only is the white race
evil by definition, but the black race is powerless by definition. And this
university accepts public funding.

This kind of thuggish, dictatorial, thought-police Nazi tactics are a real
threat. They present a clear and present danger to the principles that our
founding fathers fought to give us. From Hillary Clinton telling us what is
best for us, and no kidding holding a dictatorial iron fist poised over the
country, to Harry Reid demanding that a radio talk show host (who is doing
nothing but responsibly exercising his freedom of speech) be hushed up... no
kidding again.... demanding that Rush Limbaugh be shut up for speaking out
against a tool of the left who lied about military service to hurt those
very troops that everyone says they support.

When I talk about a vast left wing conspiracy, I'm talking about everyone
from Hillary to the mainstream propoganda machine to the universities that
are programming a generation of jack-booted brownshirts. And I say to them
what I say to you. Live free or die.