Reflection On The Birthday Of Our Nation: Happy Independence Day!
I will be very busy tomorrow, which is why I am writing this tonight, the eve of the 4th of July.
As we celebrate the 4th of July, what with our bbqs, hot dogs, hamburgers, flag cakes, and fireworks, it is time we reflect on the 232nd anniversary of our nation's birth.
We have spent the past 232 years trying to live up to our goals and ideals outlined in our Declaration Of Independence and in our Constitution. Yes, time will bring about change, which our foremothers and forefathers predicted and our Constitution has changed to the times in which they lived. But, we live in a time where the average American doesn't know the Constitution from their own, where we let the leader of the free world distract us with celebrity addictions and war while gradually taking away our freedoms one by one. The freedoms we never got from Great Britain. Is it time now to say " give me liberty or give me death!?" And that is just the frosting on the layer cake of our nation's problems.
We are dependent on so many of other countries resources that we are barely independent as an economic power anymore. We are dependent on a biased media that seeks to quell those brave and courageous enough to challenge the status quo to call them on it and actually be a journalist. There is a reason why independent press is silenced and not taken seriously in this country. We are dependent on technology to get things done for us so we can sit back with our iPods and DVD players rather than make simple natural human contact. We are dependent on the people we elect to do what we ask them, even though those we easily elect are easily bought by corporations who are dependent on the elect dumping their constituency for the sake of big business and the corporation's demands.
Well, no more.
I am an American citizen who believes the Constitution should be followed judiciously as if our forefathers and foremothers would have wanted it followed. I believe that I have the right to say whatever I want to say without restriction, to believe in whatever metaphysical higher being I may or may not believe in as religious choice and that the government should have no say in regards to that freedom, to assemble with and associate with whomever I please, to have the right to a fair trial if put on court, and to bare arms( so long as they are safety locked and I know I am psychologically healthy enough to own a gun). I know I am forgetting a couple of the Bill Of Rights, but you get my picture. I believe that we have three branches in this democracy and that each branch should check and balance each other always, no matter who leads.
Because I believe in these freedoms, I officially declare my independence from foreign and domestic oil companies who do nothing but pollute the air I breathe and hurt my economy with high prices for my modes of transportation. In doing so, I will do my own thing and will only buy and drive a car that is completely environmentally friendly. I officially declare my independence from mainstream news media sources, and only get my news from newspapers and independent, unbiased press. I officially declare my independence from technology as an addiction, as today's technology is, and will conserve my resources respectively, use the computer and it's makings as tools only and that every time I no longer am in use of it, to put it in a mode that will not emit dangerous gases into my atmosphere. I declare my independence from dependency that just because I voted for someone, they will get it done mentality and actually take part in the doing so so that it DOES get done. I can only hope that the people I elect with declare their own independence from corporations that seek to dismiss the constituent.
I believe a change is coming. A positive change, something that will better our country and our world, but, I will no longer wait for this change to happen nor depend on others for that change to happen while I lay back and do nothing. I am going to take part in it as much as I can to make this positive change happen.
Happy Fourth Of July!
As we celebrate the 4th of July, what with our bbqs, hot dogs, hamburgers, flag cakes, and fireworks, it is time we reflect on the 232nd anniversary of our nation's birth.
We have spent the past 232 years trying to live up to our goals and ideals outlined in our Declaration Of Independence and in our Constitution. Yes, time will bring about change, which our foremothers and forefathers predicted and our Constitution has changed to the times in which they lived. But, we live in a time where the average American doesn't know the Constitution from their own, where we let the leader of the free world distract us with celebrity addictions and war while gradually taking away our freedoms one by one. The freedoms we never got from Great Britain. Is it time now to say " give me liberty or give me death!?" And that is just the frosting on the layer cake of our nation's problems.
We are dependent on so many of other countries resources that we are barely independent as an economic power anymore. We are dependent on a biased media that seeks to quell those brave and courageous enough to challenge the status quo to call them on it and actually be a journalist. There is a reason why independent press is silenced and not taken seriously in this country. We are dependent on technology to get things done for us so we can sit back with our iPods and DVD players rather than make simple natural human contact. We are dependent on the people we elect to do what we ask them, even though those we easily elect are easily bought by corporations who are dependent on the elect dumping their constituency for the sake of big business and the corporation's demands.
Well, no more.
I am an American citizen who believes the Constitution should be followed judiciously as if our forefathers and foremothers would have wanted it followed. I believe that I have the right to say whatever I want to say without restriction, to believe in whatever metaphysical higher being I may or may not believe in as religious choice and that the government should have no say in regards to that freedom, to assemble with and associate with whomever I please, to have the right to a fair trial if put on court, and to bare arms( so long as they are safety locked and I know I am psychologically healthy enough to own a gun). I know I am forgetting a couple of the Bill Of Rights, but you get my picture. I believe that we have three branches in this democracy and that each branch should check and balance each other always, no matter who leads.
Because I believe in these freedoms, I officially declare my independence from foreign and domestic oil companies who do nothing but pollute the air I breathe and hurt my economy with high prices for my modes of transportation. In doing so, I will do my own thing and will only buy and drive a car that is completely environmentally friendly. I officially declare my independence from mainstream news media sources, and only get my news from newspapers and independent, unbiased press. I officially declare my independence from technology as an addiction, as today's technology is, and will conserve my resources respectively, use the computer and it's makings as tools only and that every time I no longer am in use of it, to put it in a mode that will not emit dangerous gases into my atmosphere. I declare my independence from dependency that just because I voted for someone, they will get it done mentality and actually take part in the doing so so that it DOES get done. I can only hope that the people I elect with declare their own independence from corporations that seek to dismiss the constituent.
I believe a change is coming. A positive change, something that will better our country and our world, but, I will no longer wait for this change to happen nor depend on others for that change to happen while I lay back and do nothing. I am going to take part in it as much as I can to make this positive change happen.
Happy Fourth Of July!
