There is a difference: THEY died for what THEY thought was right. Our military give their lives for US to have the freedom to do so.
On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 11:31 PM, Robert West <[email protected]> wrote: > The ultimate sacrifice. The freedom riders, the miners and families at > Matawan West Virginia, the protesters at Kent State. These people ALSO made > the ultimate sacrifice, they died for what they felt was right. These are > the ones I also feel should be remembered and thanked and if you get down to > it, they took it upon themselves to fight for our freedoms, to fight for us. > In reality, these are the people who are the epitome of "Americanism" more > than the military for these stood up in defense of the moment with not > thought to safety but in pure defense of an ideal. No one ordered them to > do a thing, they just did what needed to be done and died for US. No one > should get priority. This is to be for all of us, at least for me. > > We all are supposed to fight for all of us. > > > > > > ----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of RickG > Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 10:44 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Happy Birthday to US! > > Bob, I agree with you to a point. It is US, as a collective. But, only one > group has offered and continues to offer the "ultimate sacrifice". > Many of our great leasers such as Washington was military. They didn't just > the talk, they walked the walk. I did not take the opportunity to serve, but > after visiting Washington DC and seeing all those grave markers, I realize I > do not know the meaning of true sacrifice. Just because they don't own the > 4th, doesn't mean they shouldn't get priority. They are the only ones who > actually fight against tyranny and for freedom. Dont let others tell you > differently. > > On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 10:07 PM, Robert West <[email protected]> > wrote: >> Yes. Happy birthday to US! As in us, a collective people. But, >> unfortunately, tomorrow I will have to endure yet another fourth being >> hijacked by constant military references when this day is to be for >> all of us, not the military. We are ALL involved, or at least we all >> should be, in the protection of our civil liberties. The military >> really isn't the point of it. >> >> But............ It's how things have become. Sorry to open the door >> to controversy (MDK, CHILL!) but the takeover of the fourth by the >> military pisses me off. >> >> MLK wasn't military. The murdered students at Kent State were not > military. >> The workers in the Homestead Strike were not military......... As >> well as many, many, many other Americans who had enough courage to >> stand up and say "Enough!" with total disregard to their personal >> safety. It's to those people, AS WELL as those who were willing to >> lay down their life in the military, that I will say "Thank You" to on >> the fourth as well as every other day of the year. The military is >> for the protection of the people, not vice versa. Boris Yeltsin was >> able to stand in front of a tank of the Russian army and demand "NO MORE", > are we to possess less of an opportunity? >> No. >> >> Thank You. >> Thank You. >> Thank You. >> >> Thank you to US. ALL OF US! >> >> WE ROCK! >> >> Now go grill some steaks and get drunk. I'll be working. >> >> Bob- >> >> >> >> >> >> ---Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of RickG >> Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 8:55 PM >> To: WISPA General List >> Subject: [WISPA] Happy Birthday to US! >> >> Everyone please have a safe & sane 4th! >> >> - Personal Liberty Digest - http://www.personalliberty.com - >> >> They Signed For Us >> Posted By Chip Wood On July 2, 2010 @ 12:01 am In Chip Wood, Liberty, >> Personal Liberty Articles | 53 Comments >> >> Happy Anniversary To Us >> >> Tomorrow will mark a full year of Straight Talk columns for Personal >> Liberty Digest™. How time flies when you’re having fun! As many of you >> know, I also write two other, shorter features for Personal Liberty >> Digest™ every week—Chip Shots, which appears at the bottom of Friday’s >> columns, and This Week in History, which appears at the bottom of > Wednesday’s. >> >> As it happens, my very first piece for Personal Liberty Digest™ was >> about the incredible men who pledged their lives, their fortunes and >> their sacred honor to secure liberty for us. So it seems only >> appropriate to repeat that message again today, as we prepare to celebrate > our 234th Independence Day. >> Happy July 4! >> >> Every schoolchild in America knows why we celebrate the Fourth of July. >> Flags and fireworks commemorate the day we declared our independence >> from Britain. >> >> On July 4, 1776, after months of heated debate, representatives of the >> Continental Congress voted unanimously that, “These United Colonies >> are and of right ought to be Free and Independent States.” >> >> Thirteen colonies voted to become something new in history—the United >> States of America. Now, all they had to do was win their independence >> from a government that would consider them traitors. >> >> Fifty-six men bravely affixed their signatures to the Declaration of >> Independence. What sort of men were they? And what became of them? >> >> Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists, 11 were merchants and nine were >> farmers or plantation owners. They were well-educated men of means. >> All of them had a great deal to lose when they voted to defy what was >> then the most powerful nation on earth. Yet they willingly risked >> everything when they pledged to each other “our Lives, our Fortunes, and > our sacred Honor.” >> >> As I said, all of us can explain why we celebrate Independence Day on >> July 4th. But how many of us can name even a handful of the signers of >> the Declaration of Independence? How much do we know, really, about >> the men who risked their lives and everything they owned in the cause of > freedom? >> >> Because the story of the signers is so inspiring, we’ve arranged a >> special treat for you today—a free copy of a wonderful little book >> called They Signed For Us. >> >> Half a century ago two patriotic ladies in the Midwest wanted to help >> others learn more about the remarkable men who signed the Declaration. >> Merle Sinclair and Annabel Douglas McArthur wrote a delightful book >> about the events of that time, including a history of each of the >> signers. They called it, They Signed For Us. >> >> At the end of today’s column, you’ll find a link that will take you to >> a free copy of the book. You may read it online or download it and >> print your own copy. The file also includes a list of all of the >> signers and the states they represented, plus the complete text of the > Declaration of Independence. >> >> To whet your appetite a bit, here’s an excerpt from They Signed For Us. >> >> “SUDDENLY THE BIG BELL in the State House steeple pealed joyously. The >> appointed signal! Cheers rose from the waiting crowds. >> >> “‘Proclaim liberty throughout the land….’ >> >> “Cannon boomed, drums rolled. Church bells rang, sounding the death >> knell of British domination! >> >> “News of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence spread like >> wildfire. Ready messengers leaped into their saddles to ride and >> spread the word. The Declaration had been ordered printed on a single >> large sheet, >> ‘45.5 x 37.5 cm.,’ or approximately 18 inches by 15 inches. These >> broadsides were distributed with all possible speed, to be read in the >> provincial assemblies, pulpits, market places, and army camps.” >> >> The story continues: >> >> “On July 8, the Liberty Bell summoned citizens of Philadelphia to the >> State House yard for a public reading of the document. Colonel John >> Nixon mounted a high platform and spoke the noble lines in a strong, >> clear voice. The crowd, now hushed, listened intently throughout. >> >> “ ‘…for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the >> protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our >> Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.’” >> >> It was almost a month later that the Declaration was engrossed on >> parchment and ready for signing by the delegates to the Continental >> Congress. Members gathered on Aug. 2 for the ceremony. >> >> The only person who had signed the Declaration on July 4 was John >> Hancock, a delegate from Boston who had been elected president of the >> Continental Congress. He wrote his signature in large, bold letters >> and as he did, in a reference to the near-sightedness of the British king, > he declared, “There! >> John Bull can read my name without spectacles and may now double his >> reward of £500 for my head. That is my defiance.” >> >> As the delegates gathered around a desk to sign the Declaration, >> William Emery, one of the representatives from Rhode Island, moved as >> close as he could. “I was determined to see how they all looked as >> they signed what might be their death warrants,” he later wrote. “I >> placed myself beside the secretary, Charles Thomson, and eyed each >> closely as he affixed his name to the document. Undaunted resolution was > displayed on every countenance.” >> >> Contrasting with Hancock’s confident signature was the shaky scratch >> of Stephen Hopkins from Rhode Island. Hopkins was the second-oldest >> signer and suffered from palsy. As he handed the quill to the next >> person, he valiantly proclaimed, “My hand trembles, but my heart does > not!” >> >> As one or two delegates hung back, seemingly reluctant to add their >> signatures to such a momentous declaration, John Hancock encouraged them. >> “We must be unanimous,” he said. “There must be no pulling different ways. >> We must all hang together.” >> >> Legend has it that Benjamin Franklin replied, “Yes, we must all hang >> together. Or most assuredly, we shall all hang separately.” >> >> Happily, none of the signers was hanged by the British. But all of >> them were considered traitors to the Crown. And many of them suffered >> terribly for the cause they so ardently supported. >> >> When New Jersey signer Richard Stockton returned to his home after >> signing the Declaration he learned that British troops were coming to >> arrest him. He fled to a neighbor’s house with his wife and children. >> But a Loyalist (as supporters of the British cause were called) >> betrayed the family’s hiding place. Here is how Merle Sinclair and >> Annabel Douglas McArthur describe what happened to him: >> >> “The judge was dragged from bed and beaten, then thrown into prison. >> This distinguished jurist, who had worn the handsome robes of a >> colonial court, now shivered in a common jail, abused and all but starved. >> >> “A shocked Congress arranged for his parole. Invalided by the harsh >> treatment he had received, he returned to [his home at] Morven to find >> his furniture and clothing burned, his fine horses stolen, and his >> library—one of the finest private collections in the >> country—completely destroyed. The hiding place of exquisite family >> silver, hastily buried, had been betrayed by a servant. >> >> “The Stockton’s were so destitute that they had to accept charity. For >> the judge’s fortune was gone, too. He had pledged it and his life to >> his country. He lost both. He did not live to see the Revolution won.” >> >> John Morton, a delegate from Pennsylvania, was the first of the >> signers to die. His last words for his family, before his death in >> April 1777 (just eight months after he signed the Declaration), were, >> “…tell them that they will live to see the hour when they shall >> acknowledge it to have been the most glorious service I ever rendered to > my country.” >> >> The following month Button Gwinnett, the commander in chief of >> Georgia’s militia, was badly wounded in a duel with a political >> opponent. He died a few days later—the second signer to die. >> >> But by and large, the signers of the Declaration of Independence were >> a hardy bunch. Three of them lived until their 90s—a remarkable >> accomplishment in a time when most men did not see their 50th birthday. >> >> Only two of the signers were bachelors. Sixteen of them married twice. >> Records indicate that at least two, and perhaps as many as six, were >> childless. But the other 50 signers were a prolific lot, having a >> total of >> 325 children between them! William Ellerey of Rhode Island had 17 >> children; Roger Sherman of Connecticut had 15. >> >> Fifty years after the united colonies declared their independence from >> Britain, plans were made for jubilant celebrations on July 4, 1826. >> Only three of the original signers were still alive—Charles Carroll, >> Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. Here is how Sinclair and McArthur >> describe what occurred that day: >> >> “In a dramatic climax that even their agile minds would not have >> contemplated, these two principals in the struggle for Independence >> left the nation awestricken and touched, by dying hours apart on the > Fourth of July. >> Jefferson died at one o’clock in the afternoon, Adams toward evening.” >> >> Ten days earlier Jefferson had written the mayor of Washington, >> expressing his regret that ill health prevented him from coming to the >> nation’s new Capitol to join the festivities. >> >> “I should, indeed, with peculiar delight, have met… with the small >> band, the remnant of that host of worthies, who joined with us on that >> day, in the bold and doubtful election we were to make for our >> country, between the submission or the sword.” >> >> And he concluded by writing, “Let the annual return of this day >> forever refresh our recollection of these rights, and an undiminished >> devotion to them.” >> >> As part of that “undiminished devotion,” we are delighted to provide >> you with a free copy of They Signed For Us. 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Just forward this column with a short note >> urging them to read about the incredibly brave patriots who won our >> freedom for us when They Signed For Us. >> >> Until next time, keep some powder dry. >> >> —Chip Wood >> >> Related Posts >> >> Eating Certain Cheeses May Help Boost Immunity Among The Elderly [2] >> Jim Rogers’ quarrel with CNBC [3] Lung patients may benefit from >> lifestyle changes, research shows [4] Obama Lays Out Job Creation >> Strategy, Fires Back At Political Foes [5] Gold Quietly Marshalling >> Strength [6] Article printed from Personal Liberty Digest: >> http://www.personalliberty.com >> >> URL to article: >> http://www.personalliberty.com/liberty/they-signed-for-us-2/ >> >> URLs in this post: >> >> [1] click here : >> http://www.personalliberty.com/straighttalk/bonus/TheySignedForUs.pdf >> [2] Eating Certain Cheeses May Help Boost Immunity Among The Elderly : >> http://www.personalliberty.com/news/eating-certain-cheeses-may-help-bo >> ost-im >> munity-among-the-elderly-19782624/ >> [3] Jim Rogers’ quarrel with CNBC: >> http://www.personalliberty.com/feature-video/jim-rogers-quarrel-with-c >> nbc/ [4] Lung patients may benefit from lifestyle changes, research >> shows : >> http://www.personalliberty.com/news/lung-patients-may-benefit-from-lif >> estyle >> -changes-research-shows-19256879/ >> [5] Obama Lays Out Job Creation Strategy, Fires Back At Political >> Foes: >> http://www.personalliberty.com/news/obama-lays-out-job-creation-strate >> gy-fir >> es-back-at-political-foes-19502330/ >> [6] Gold Quietly Marshalling Strength: >> http://www.personalliberty.com/preserving-wealth/gold-quietly-marshall >> ing-st >> rength/ >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ------ >> ---- >> WISPA Wants You! 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