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The ARRA News and the Arkansas Republican Assembly join you in celebrating our nation's 233rd Birthday - Independence Day. Many are attending Tea (Taxed Enough Already) Party Rallies. God Bless America and our armed service men and women.
The Fourth of July is a day that is usually a time when families get together for sunshine hot dogs, fun, and fireworks. Every American regardless of race, gender, income, and political party celebrates the day that the Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence, spurring the start of the American Revolution. Like many other national holidays, the meaning can often be lost in the festivities. And so it is up to each of us to, in the words of Jefferson, "Educate and inform the whole mass of the people... They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty."
The American system of government, with the Founding Father's emphasis on "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness," has inspired almost every country in the world to rise up and take control of their own destiny. Constitutional Republics have spread throughout Europe, and just this year fellow freedom fighters as far away as Iran and as near to us as Honduras are standing up for their own independence much like our Founding Fathers did more than two centuries ago.
This is America's lasting legacy. Before 1776, only two Constitutional Republics even attempted to bring any form of freedom and liberty to mankind: The Greek and Roman Empires. But the people of these great nations became apathetic, not realizing, as John F. Kennedy wisely warned, "Complacency is the jailer of freedom."
So, while the Fourth of July has become a day of festivities (celebrating if nothing else, a day by the pool or at the beach), what Americans really are observing is the fact that a relative handful of courageous citizens lit a flame of liberty and installed a form of government that has governed over unprecedented prosperity and individual liberty. And even today, "the glow from that fire can truly light the world." [Source]Tags:2009, 4th of July, Arkansas Republican Assembly, ARRA, ARRA News Service, Independence Day, William WarrenTo share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. Thanks!
Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence?
Five signers were captured by the British as traitors,and tortured before they died.
Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army; another had two sons captured.
Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War.
They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor.
What kind of men were they?
Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation owners; men of means, well educated, but they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they were captured.
Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties to pay his debts, and died in rags.
Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and poverty was his reward.
Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer, Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton.
At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr., noted that the British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters. He quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt.
Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his wife, and she died within a few months.
John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was d ying. Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid to waste. For more than a year he lived in forests and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his children vanished. So, take a few minutes while enjoying your 4th of July holiday and silently thank these patriots. It's not much to ask for the price they paid.
Remember: freedom is never free!
I hope you will show your support by sending this to as many people as you can, please. It's time we get the word out that patriotism is NOT a sin, and the Fourth of July has more to it than beer, picnics, and baseball games.
Reference: Jo Byrd's comment & your question. It was great day at the Ozark Independence Day Tea Party. No, we did not have any known KKK recruiters. We had to do some quick adjusting because at the last minute, the school superintendent stopped us from using the field and so everyone was forced into the stadium stands - thus less opportunity ... to move around, etc.
My wife and I worked the American for Prosperity table protesting socialized medicine and people overwhelmingly supported us and signed our eight table long petition.
Ret, No KKK recruiters that I saw. Just determined, patriotic, excited, America-loving, friendly former "silent majority" folks:) It was really great! Over 2000 participated! How many in Rogers attended? Bill, have you heard of others around the State and nearby States, how they went? It was good to see you there manning the huge long petition:)
The ADL was crying wolf on this one, and a liberal friend of mine was buying into it. I just wanted confirmation before I replied to her. Out of the 6 or so Tea Parties I've heard about, no recruitment for white supremacists was going on. I'll pass the word along. Write a comment...
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Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence?
Five signers were captured by the British as traitors,and tortured before they died.
Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned.
Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army; another had two sons captured.
Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War.
They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor.
What kind of men were they?
Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation owners; men of means, well educated, but they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they were captured.
Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties to pay his debts, and died in rags.
Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and poverty was his reward.
Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer, Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton.
At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr., noted that the British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters. He quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt.
Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his wife, and she died within a few months.
John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was d ying. Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid to waste. For more than a year he lived in forests and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his children vanished.
So, take a few minutes while enjoying your 4th of July holiday and silently thank these patriots. It's not much to ask for the price they paid.
Remember: freedom is never free!
I hope you will show your support by sending this to as many people as you can, please. It's time we get the word out that patriotism is NOT a sin, and the Fourth of July has more to it than beer, picnics, and baseball games.
Happy 4th of July.. to my fellow Americans at home and abroad. Have a fun day celebrating! Cheers and God Bless You..
Attended the Tea Party in Rogers this morning.
Attended TEA Party in Mtn. Home along with over 2000 others in Bomber Stadium. Very exciting! I felt so "proud to be an American"! as the song goes.
Jo, were any KKK types recruiting? The ADL was warning people that white supremacists would be passing out literature at TEA Parties.
If any were there, what kind of reception did they get?
BTW, nothing like that at the Rogers TEA Party. I suspect that the ADL exaggerated the threat. But I wanted to ask around first.
Reference: Jo Byrd's comment & your question. It was great day at the Ozark Independence Day Tea Party. No, we did not have any known KKK recruiters. We had to do some quick adjusting because at the last minute, the school superintendent stopped us from using the field and so everyone was forced into the stadium stands - thus less opportunity ... to move around, etc.
My wife and I worked the American for Prosperity table protesting socialized medicine and people overwhelmingly supported us and signed our eight table long petition.
Ret, No KKK recruiters that I saw. Just determined, patriotic, excited, America-loving, friendly former "silent majority" folks:) It was really great! Over 2000 participated! How many in Rogers attended? Bill, have you heard of others around the State and nearby States, how they went? It was good to see you there manning the huge long petition:)
The ADL was crying wolf on this one, and a liberal friend of mine was buying into it. I just wanted confirmation before I replied to her. Out of the 6 or so Tea Parties I've heard about, no recruitment for white supremacists was going on. I'll pass the word along.
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