Celebrating American Independence Day -- 4th of July 2010

These brave men of the 2nd Continental Congress were willing to sacrifice it all to become free and independent states from England because of the tyrannical rule of George III. This action came after Great Britain ignored the outcome of the 1st Continental Congress and instead sent more troops to enforce the laws of King George III on the colonies including taxation.

The First Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia's Carpenters Hall on September 5, 1774. The idea of such a meeting was advanced a year earlier by Benjamin Franklin, but failed to gain much support until after the Port of Boston was closed in response to the Boston Tea Party.

Twelve of the 13 colonies sent delegates. Georgia decided against roiling the waters; they were facing attacks from the restive Creek on their borders and desperately needed the support of regular British soldiers.

The Congress, which continued in session until late October, did not advocate independence; it sought rather to right the wrongs that had been inflicted on the colonies and hoped that a unified voice would gain them a hearing in London.

King George III became furious at the document he received addressing the grievances of the colonies and instead of listening, his answer was to send in more Red Coats to show the colonies who was in charge and to get them back in line. He should have realized that many of the people in the colonies were rugged individualists who went to the New World to get away from the tyrannical rule of the British Kings. There were some who were loyal subjects of the Crown but many were independent thinkers who when taxed by King George III on their tea threw it in the Boston Harbor in what has become known as The Boston Tea Party. This same spirit of Independence throughout the Massachusetts Bay Colony led to the confrontation by farmers who made up the local militia and were willing to stand up to the Red Coats of Britain.


The first battle for American Independence took place on April 19, 1975 in the Battle at Lexington Green:

Massachusetts Colony was a hotbed of sedition in the spring of 1775. Preparations for conflict with the Royal authority had been underway throughout the winter with the production of arms and munitions, the training of militia (including the minutemen), and the organization of defenses. In April, General Thomas Gage, military governor of Massachusetts decided to counter these moves by sending a force out of Boston to confiscate weapons stored in the village of Concord and capture patriot leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock reported to be staying in the village of Lexington.

The atmosphere was tense, word of General Gage's intentions spread through Boston prompting the patriots to set up a messaging system to alert the countryside of any advance of British troops. Paul Revere arranged for a signal to be sent by lantern from the steeple of North Church - one if by land, two if by sea. On the night of April 18, 1775 the lantern's alarm sent Revere, William Dawes and other riders on the road to spread the news. The messengers cried out the alarm, awakening every house, warning of the British column making its way towards Lexington. In the rider's wake there erupted the peeling of church bells, the beating of drums and the roar of gun shots - all announcing the danger and calling the local militias to action.

In the predawn light of April 19, the beating drums and peeling bells summoned between 50 and 70 militiamen to the town green at Lexington. As they lined up in battle formation the distant sound of marching feet and shouted orders alerted them of the Redcoats' approach. Soon the British column emerged through the morning fog and the confrontation that would launch a nation began.

This action in Lexington and Concord led to the 2nd Continental Congress and the Birth of a New Nation. What King George III started in the 1760s led to the 13 colonies voting to declare their independence from Britain on July 4th, 1776. The War for Independence was officially sanctioned and now the 13 colonies joined as one to form and support the Continental Army led by General George Washington to throw out the Red Coats and the rule of King George III.

From the History Channel:

By the 1760s, after a century and a half of British rule, tensions were running high between American colonists and royal officials on both sides of the Atlantic. In an effort to drum up cash for its military campaigns abroad, the British Parliament passed a series of unpopular laws levying taxes on everyday goods in the 13 colonies. Meanwhile, new political ideologies from republicanism to John Locke’s ideas on liberalism resonated with many colonists, including future fathers of the Revolution such as Samuel Adams, Thomas Paine, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson. The country’s fate was sealed as these explosive factors collided on the streets of Boston, in the meeting halls of Philadelphia and, eventually, on the battlefields of Lexington and Concord.

On June 7, 1776, Richard Henry Lee proposed a resolution to the Continental Congress stating that "these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States." Four days later Congress appointed a committee to draft a declaration embodying the intent of the resolution. The committee, consisting of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston, pressed on Jefferson the task of writing their report.

On June 28 the committee submitted to Congress "A Declaration by the Representatives of the United States of America, in General Congress Assembled." The Congress passed Lee's original resolution on July 2, thus deciding in favor of independence, but took three days to debate and amend the committee's draft declaration before approving it on July 4. "The Unanimous Declaration of the 13 United States of America" (the Continental Congress never officially called it the Declaration of Independence) was engrossed on parchment, and on August 2 every member present signed it, the remaining members signing later.


"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."

These words from the original Declaration of Independence are as true today as they were in July of 1776. We the People have a right to stand up for our freedoms. That is why today's Tea Party movement was launched by many people who had never taken part in the political system but had it with the attacks on our liberties and our freedom of speech. In the summer of 2009, they attended Town Halls across America but were rebuffed by their elected Representatives time and time who chose to spin or quit having Town Halls.

For anyone who says there is no difference between Republicans and Democrats, think again, as the vast majority of Republicans welcomed the Town Halls and were willing to answer the questions. Some of those who didn't have already lost their elections. Democrats refused to hold Town Halls or would cut them short if they didn't like the questions. The mainstream media has trashed the people of the Tea Parties to no avail. Individual Tea Party members are not led by any one person or group but are individual thinkers and are taking the action to become involved. They have joined with other like minded individuals as We The People Take Back Our Country!

Democrats Leadership by their actions don't care about the 'one man, one vote' which is guaranteed by the Constitution. Many of them see nothing wrong with counting fraudulent votes because it furthers their cause. That is not only illegal to count votes of dead people, Micky Mouse, and other names who are not eligible to vote but it goes against what our Founding Fathers fought so hard to achieve.

It is time for 'We the People' to celebrate this 4th of July by pledging our support to evict the Democrats from Congress on November 2nd who no longer believe in the Declaration of Independence, in the Constitution, on in the Rule of Law. Deeming a budget passed that has not been approved by Committee action or on the floor of the House, is a direct slam at our Founding Fathers and what they envisioned for the United States of America. On November 2nd at the ballot box in precincts throughout America we will take our Country back from tyrannical rule of the Democrats in the White House, Senate, and House.

Please join the fight by supporting candidates who support The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution and Rule of Law and who pledge to right the ship of the United States by securing borders as part of our National Security, enforcing strict fiscal conservatism to cut programs and quit spending our tax dollars like it was the personal piggy bank of the Obama and the Democrats. Most importantly we need to make the United States once again a Country our friends can depend on and our enemies fear.

It is not going to happen over night but in January 2013, we will have finished the job of righting the ship. Then it is up to every American lover of freedom to keep that ship righted and never again buy into a candidate with no experience at anything except community organizing who promises 'Hope and Change.' We have to be vigilant every day and make sure the people we elect are upholding our freedoms guaranteed to us by our Constitution and by the Patriots have fought over the years for our freedoms. We never again can become complacent.

God Bless America and the men and women who fight for our freedoms every day of the year. Remember our soldiers around the world this 4th of July and say a prayer for their safety.