IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America
Let's look at the introduction first. Isn't that a novel idea? It starts out "In Congress." Congress met on June 7, 1776. A man named Richard Henry Lee of Virginia stood and stated, "that the united colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states." John Adams seconded the statement. That got things going to draft a Declaration of Independence. So this movement was started and adopted "In Congress"
The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776. Right here we need to pause and see what the founders did for four days before they adopted it. Between July 1-4 the congress met, read, debated, and and revised the document. They understood that they were going to be voting on something that was going to radically impact the lives of every person in the new country.
Today we have our elected officials stating they they are too busy to read everything that they are voting on. What are they busy with that is more important than the bills that they are voting on our behalf? I don't know about you, but I want them to concentrate on me and my concerns. Not where their next fundraiser is going to be. Not deciding about which jet they need to buy themselves. I want them to be seeking the will of their constituents.
"The unanimous Declaration"..."the unanimous," sounds a little like they ALL agreed on what they were declaring. How could they become unanimous in this? Because they spent 4 days debating and editing the document that they agreed on. That means that none of them were grand standing, trying to appease lobbyist, or making sure that they fulfilled some far-fetched promise that they made on the campaign trail.
Side bar...Do you think that they spent the kind of money on campaigns back then that is spent today? Even if you adjust for employment it wouldn't even come close. Let's look just 96 years ago...$10,000,000 today is the equivalent of $218,000 in 1913. I think that the founders would be disgusted by the numbers that are spent on campaigns today.
Let's wrap up the introduction. It says, "the thirteen united States of America." Look real close. Did you see it? Look at the "U." It's not capitalized! What does that mean? It means that it is an adjective, not a proper noun. That mean's it's not a title, it's a description. WOW! Let's say that word again... "united!"
Did that mean that all of those men in that room agreed on everything that they belived? NO! It means that the new union that was being formed was together in it's conviction of spliting from the rule of the British rule. We should be as resolute in standing up for what we believe. Don't stop to think, "How does my party (Rep. or Dem.) stand on this?" Just think, "What do I think is the right thing to do here?"
"United We Stand, Divided We Fall" isn't just a passing thought. It is something that our founders knew was the right thing to do.
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America
Let's look at the introduction first. Isn't that a novel idea? It starts out "In Congress." Congress met on June 7, 1776. A man named Richard Henry Lee of Virginia stood and stated, "that the united colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states." John Adams seconded the statement. That got things going to draft a Declaration of Independence. So this movement was started and adopted "In Congress"
The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776. Right here we need to pause and see what the founders did for four days before they adopted it. Between July 1-4 the congress met, read, debated, and and revised the document. They understood that they were going to be voting on something that was going to radically impact the lives of every person in the new country.
Today we have our elected officials stating they they are too busy to read everything that they are voting on. What are they busy with that is more important than the bills that they are voting on our behalf? I don't know about you, but I want them to concentrate on me and my concerns. Not where their next fundraiser is going to be. Not deciding about which jet they need to buy themselves. I want them to be seeking the will of their constituents.
"The unanimous Declaration"..."the unanimous," sounds a little like they ALL agreed on what they were declaring. How could they become unanimous in this? Because they spent 4 days debating and editing the document that they agreed on. That means that none of them were grand standing, trying to appease lobbyist, or making sure that they fulfilled some far-fetched promise that they made on the campaign trail.
Side bar...Do you think that they spent the kind of money on campaigns back then that is spent today? Even if you adjust for employment it wouldn't even come close. Let's look just 96 years ago...$10,000,000 today is the equivalent of $218,000 in 1913. I think that the founders would be disgusted by the numbers that are spent on campaigns today.
Let's wrap up the introduction. It says, "the thirteen united States of America." Look real close. Did you see it? Look at the "U." It's not capitalized! What does that mean? It means that it is an adjective, not a proper noun. That mean's it's not a title, it's a description. WOW! Let's say that word again... "united!"
Did that mean that all of those men in that room agreed on everything that they belived? NO! It means that the new union that was being formed was together in it's conviction of spliting from the rule of the British rule. We should be as resolute in standing up for what we believe. Don't stop to think, "How does my party (Rep. or Dem.) stand on this?" Just think, "What do I think is the right thing to do here?"
"United We Stand, Divided We Fall" isn't just a passing thought. It is something that our founders knew was the right thing to do.
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