GEORGE WASHINGTON STATED

Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty teeth.



First Inaugural Address of George Washington...April 30, 1789

The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty and the destiny of the republican model of government are justly considered as deeply, perhaps as finally, staked on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people.

The Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Abraham Lincoln said:

"In this age, and in this country, public sentiment is everything. With it, nothing can fail; against it nothing can suceed. Whoever molds public sentiment goes deeper than he who enacts statutes, or pronounces judicial decisions."

James Madison Declared

The adversaries of the Constitution seem to have lost sight of the PEOPLE altogether in their reasonings on this subject; and to have viewed these different establishments not only as mutual rivals and enemies, but as uncontrolled by any common superior in their efforts to usurp the authorities of each other. These gentlemen must be reminded of their error. They must be told that the ULTIMATE AUTHORITY, wherever the derivative may be found, RESIDES IN THE PEOPLE ALONE. (Federalist Papers, No. 46, p.294; emphasis added.)
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Friday, July 4, 2008

GUTS....YES....GUTS!

When we sign a document today we rarely put our lives on the line. When the men who signed the Declaration of Independence did they literally signed their lives and whatever property or money away should the War of Independence end badly for America. They put their necks in the hangman's noose should they be captured and probably the British would have sold their family into slavery or placed them in a penal colony. How many of us today would have that kind courage (guts) to do that. They knew full well what their signatures at the bottom of that page in history meant...it meant everything...including their sacred honor...something that could not be measured by monetary values. It meant the destiny of a new experiment in government...a government where the people gave the government its powers (US Constitution) and people had rights given them by God not their fellow man; this was something new and unique in the annals of human history.

How many of us would take that chance? To stand up to the world's most powerful army, Great Britain's, and say we are now free and independent from you...for these good reasons; and then back it up with their very blood if necessary. These Patriots stand in a long line of Patriots that have taken that chance, some have laid down their lives so that we, today, can celebrate that ongoing experiment in government of the people, for the people and by the people...the experiment continues. Happy Birthday America....and many more!
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