[jimjohn]

Didn't see it posted anywhere. Figured someone should do it.

[Diogenesis]

He has refused his assent to laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.

The date is wrong. 1776? or 2011?

I - - Me; an individual; a committee of one.

Pledge - - Dedicate all of my worldly goods to give without self-pity.

Allegiance - - My love and my devotion.

To the Flag - - Our standard; Old Glory ; a symbol of Freedom; wherever she waves there is respect, because your loyalty has given her a dignity that shouts, Freedom is everybody's job.

United - - That means that we have all come together.

States - - Individual communities that have united into forty-eight great states. Forty-eight individual communities with pride and dignity and purpose. All divided with imaginary boundaries, yet united to a common purpose, and that is love for country.

And to the Republic - - Republic--a state in which sovereign power is invested in representatives chosen by the people to govern. And government is the people; and it's from the people to the leaders, not from the leaders to the people.

For which it stands One Nation - - One Nation--meaning, so blessed by God.

Indivisible - - Incapable of being divided.

With Liberty - - Which is Freedom; the right of power to live one's own life, without threats, fear, or some sort of retaliation.

And Justice - - The principle, or qualities, of dealing fairly with others.

For All - - For All--which means, boys and girls, it's as much your country as it is mine.

And now, boys and girls, let me hear you recite the Pledge of Allegiance:

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic, for which it stands; one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Since I was a small boy, two states have been added to our country,
and two words have been added to the Pledge of Allegiance: Under God.
Wouldn't it be a pity if someone said that is a prayer, and that would be eliminated from schools, too?

[by Red Skelton]

[Biggirl]

I had posted it before, but your posting is okay to. We NEED to remember what today is all about.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2743725/posts

[Rummyfan]

MARKING!

[mrspeelwerneeded]

How many people in this country even realize it’s about more than partying and fireworks? What a sad situation we find ourselves in.

[Servant of the Cross]

"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it on to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free". ... President Ronald Reagan

[CincyRichieRich]

Just got through reading my two boys the preamble to both documents and the a little more of each...freedom, and the analogy of “not freedom” and the example of what Obama is doing. They KNOW their teachers are not teaching them this and they said, “glad you tell us the truth, dad”.

I just melted.

[Tzimisce]

A lot of these offenses could describe the modern liberal Democrat party.

[mrreaganaut]

Sorry to nit-pick, but the Declaration was adopted on the second of July; it was printed on the third and publicly read on the fourth. Thanks for posting it, though!

[DNME]

To avoid possible argument, it should be noted that Red Skelton’s famous Pledge of Allegiance dissertation was written BEFORE “under God” was added to the Pledge in 1953.