Robert E.Lee,a man of courage and conviction.It must be remembered that he could have lead the Union army,but instead choose to fight for his “country†ie Virginia.We must all think hard and deep about the precarious situation that we find ourselves in.The Central government has become a Frankensteins monster,unteathered and uncompromising.Will we as a people choose to cower,or show the backbone of the men who wintered at Valley Forge?
This has become a current dilemna and lesson for us all. The Federal government has become the oppressor. Are we citizens of individual states, or of the federal government as a whole? Or of the Constitution? The 10th Amendment favors the States. That’s where Lee’s heart was.
>>Will we as a people choose to cower,or show the backbone of the men who wintered at Valley Forge?<<
Most people will stay glued to the idiot box and the latest “American Idol” show. I would hope that most Freepers would be at a Valley Forge.
On General Lee’s prowess, consider this: he assembled a full army, equipped them with uniforms, drilled them; put them in the field and defeated the Yankees at Manassas- in less than a year. With all our technological and manufacturing prowess, it took that long in World War II to fight in Africa and land on Guadalcanal.