Why July Fourth Is Important (Good Article from Charley Reese)

Charley Reese ^ | July 1, 2002 | Charley Reese

[tarawa]

Why July Fourth Is Important

OK, do you want to live in an independent United States, or would you prefer to be incorporated into a world government?

It's no contest, as far as I'm concerned. I will answer to no laws except those of the United States. I believe it would be a crime if the present generation resubmerged the United States into a world empire after our forefathers fought a bitter war to get us out of one.

And why did they do that? Because they believed that the people in this land ought to have the right to govern themselves, to write their own laws, to set up their own form of government. That's what the Declaration of Independence states:

"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 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."

There is the essence, the principles of the American Revolution.

Rights come from God and cannot be taken away or transferred. That's what "unalienable" meant. Our rights, so our forefathers believed, are beyond the reach of man.

The sovereignty lies with the people, not with the government. The people set up the government for the sole purpose of protecting their rights. Its only "just" powers are those given to it by the people.

When government abuses the rights of the people, the people have the right to overthrow it. That, of course, is just what they did with the British colonial administration. They seceded from the British Empire.

Later in the Declaration, this right to revolution is emphasized. It states: "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."

So whenever Americans see a lot of abuses and usurpations of their rights that show a pattern of intending to place them under a non-free government, they not only have the right but the duty to throw that government off. And the only way a despotic government can be thrown off is with force and violence.

Now, I hope, you see why the right to keep and bear arms "shall not be infringed." It would be stupid to say to people that they have the right and the duty to overthrow an abusive government but deny them the right to have the means to do so. And the right to keep and bear arms is one of those unalienable rights that comes from God, not from the government. That's why Americans should oppose licensing gun owners. Rights don't need a government license, and if a government license is required, then it is not a right.

America, as it was conceived by our Founding Fathers, was the most wonderful country in the history of mankind. Naturally, we have messed it up, but at least as a minimum, today's generation of Americans should not surrender the independence of their country to any type of international government.

The trick is to back off and look at the big picture. Don't ever give up what you are celebrating July Fourth. Your freedom depends on it.

Charley Reese can be contacted at briarl@earthlink.net. © 2002 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.

[JMJ333]

The sovereignty lies with the people, not with the government.

Here is the crux of the issue again, which leaves the door open for any evil so long as it is justified by majority rule or an activist supreme court. The source of authority comes from God, and should've been recognized as such because as it stands there is nothing contained within the constitution that is guarantees truth, morality, or wisdom. Just my 2 cents! =)

[Mulder]

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[Ciexyz]

What, you mean government doesn't derive from the latest poll results?! (/sarcasm)

[genefromjersey]

Right as rain, Charlie Reese !

[JMJ333]

At this point..there is very little that couldn't be justified if declared constitutional by the all-knowing interpreters in our judiciary.

[Gurn]

I grew up reading Charley Reese. Enjoyed him until recently, when it became obvious that he's a bitter anti-semite, who regularly sides with Arafat.

[Honorary Serb]

A world government CANNOT be democratic--that's logistically impossible. It will always be some sort of dictatorship.

It turns out that the world "government" we are getting is an oligarchy--ruled form behind the scenes by a cabal of financial manipulators (e.g., George Soros, Ted Turner, and those who run the huge financial service companies) assisted by various levels of operatives (epitomized by Kofi Annan and clinton) and hangers-on (e.g.,the media, Hollywood, and various pseudo-intellectual shills).

However, the financial manipulators and their operatives are the ones who gave us Enron, Global Crossing, and WorldCom!!!! They are in NO WAY fit to rule!!! I'll take an independent American Republic over rule by these birds every time!!!!

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!!!

[white trash redneck]

I grew up reading Charley Reese. Enjoyed him until recently, when it became obvious that he's a bitter anti-semite, who regularly sides with Arafat.

Agree with that. He's got a lot of good things to say about a lot of things, but he really doesn't like Jews.