Happy Birthday America.

[Bugman]

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.

 

[rdhd]

Thanks for reminding us, Bugman. We take this too much for granted.

And, those currently running our country should be reminded of this little snippet: "...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..." (emphasis added)(Not to ignore the rest of the document)

 

[Bugman]

Thanks for reminding us, Bugman. We take this too much for granted.

And, those currently running our country should be reminded of this little snippet: "...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..." (emphasis added)(Not to ignore the rest of the document)

Indeed. And that brief passage might be the most important part of the Declaration.

 

[The Internet]

Thanks for reminding us, Bugman. We take this too much for granted.

And, those currently running our country should be reminded of this little snippet: "...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..." (emphasis added)(Not to ignore the rest of the document)

The country has already been sold out to coprorate personhood, those are the only "people" who count anymore. Good luck aboloshing and especially instituting a new government. The American people can't even stand each other, how are they going to band together and institute a new government? It's a lot harder to build up than it is to destroy. On top of that our country has turned into an embarrassment and an international concern. So it's a little hard to be rah-rah America this year, especially on an international forum.

That said: even though it's been going down the tubes for a long time, we - or I should say they - established a government that was not a monarchy, not a theocracy, and not a military dictatorship.....with a well-written legal document that left a lot of room for the country to grow and improve, if it wanted to.

The litmus test for me is the Preamble to the Constitution, what the Constitution says about itself, what it's for and why it was created. If it doesn't match up to this, something is wrong:

We, The People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

They chip away and undercut that every single day, including the people themselves.

Sorry to be a cynic, Bugman, just the way I'm feeling this year, as a citizen. I'm a little disgusted, and not feeling very sentimental. I'm happy I have the freedom to say that. I'm proud of the great contributions Americans have made to the world, and culture. Alot of them came from poor backgrounds, be they Abraham Lincoln or Billie Holiday, or Henry Ford, or The Marx Brothers (had to put Ford next to some Jewish greats, he'd hate that, lol). But if the "people" of this country don't get their shit together soon, they're ain't going to that many more 4th of Julys. It's 2016, and the country is looking as dumb as it ever was.

(BUT......I hope YOU all have a great holiday, today! 🙂 Enjoy the fireworks and the day off!)

 

[milagros317]

Thanks for the reminder, Bugman.

 

[Sensualswitch10]

Happy birthday to the greatest country in the history of the world!!!

'Merica!!!

 

[Sodahead]

America really is a special place. I know there are lots of great people and countries all over the world, but I am happy I was born and raised in the USA!