First of all it needs be said I have not lived in America since October 22, 2002 when i arrived in Glasgow Airport. I have visited, but my health precludes that now. Many in my family are republicans, but Reeds were traditionally Democrats. Some of our friends were Catholic and some were not and some believe in no God at all. These people are all good citizens.
Some Americans vote. But sadly, politicians know most will not. The job is no longer to run on issues, but to lull the people back to sleep. Some are just now coming awake, but they lack a viable candidate to choose. Some shake angry fists at Government, some OCCUPY, and some happily sit as the 1%. Nothing there to keep them from being American.
Some hoard money like a lifeline, some feed the poor. Some visit prisoners and bring them hope, and some think that all prisones are all guilty are too far gone. Some believe Roe v Wade is a curse on our land, and some want some better gun control. Some want the government to police who we can love and marry, some want less government. Some oppose gay marriage and many other Bible truths, some want no bibles in our lives.
All of this is enough to get you killed, but no one is screaming about our one foundation. The constitution is still as firm as it was when written. The situations it addressed have changed, but it is the envy of the free world. We hold these truths to be self-evident==(needing no further explication), that ALL men are created equal, and endowed by their Creator-(higher power=God=)which certain inalienable rights, namely life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
It is not unpatriotic to protest-we were formed by protesting unfair taxation by the British colonial bad guys, and it has gone on ever since. It is not patriotic to wave, wear or burn a flag, it is unpatriotic to conspire to bring America down. IN this context the wall street warriors called Occupy shamed the nation, they had a right. It doesn't say the cause has to be just, hell we even let the KKK protest true Americanism, as we must with their first amendment rights. Free speech cannot be taxed or fined or limited. Patriotism doesn not require you to live in your homeland, as many soldiers now are in harms way as spring comes to Afghanistan and the taliban are getting read yo to come down the mountains to kill. Patriotism requires that you tell your government the truth. It even has recourse to the militia if the government needs overturned. Patriotism does not require you to believe me, you must read it for yourself.
Patriotism does not even require you to love the government, it requires you to fight as hard for others rights as your own.
I may hate what you say, but i will fight to the death your right to say it. Our bloody Civil War didnt change it, World Wars didn't change it. Even 9/11 could not defeat the constitution. Found out what it says, it may surprise you. AS the kids say, "Google it!"
Some people do not believe the Native Americans were the first people in America. Some do not believe man landed on the moon. Many no longer believe in God. Some are addicts and very sick and some are dying. No one can say who is an American but the Constitution. Nothing can define treason but that some precious paper, and the original is still on display, sop quit listening to politicians tell you what it is about and read it for yourself. The last point i will make is, the constitution protects Americans who cannot read.
And they all are Americans and therefor patriots. Deal with it. Oh, and some are white.
Blessings.
Some Americans vote. But sadly, politicians know most will not. The job is no longer to run on issues, but to lull the people back to sleep. Some are just now coming awake, but they lack a viable candidate to choose. Some shake angry fists at Government, some OCCUPY, and some happily sit as the 1%. Nothing there to keep them from being American.
Some hoard money like a lifeline, some feed the poor. Some visit prisoners and bring them hope, and some think that all prisones are all guilty are too far gone. Some believe Roe v Wade is a curse on our land, and some want some better gun control. Some want the government to police who we can love and marry, some want less government. Some oppose gay marriage and many other Bible truths, some want no bibles in our lives.
All of this is enough to get you killed, but no one is screaming about our one foundation. The constitution is still as firm as it was when written. The situations it addressed have changed, but it is the envy of the free world. We hold these truths to be self-evident==(needing no further explication), that ALL men are created equal, and endowed by their Creator-(higher power=God=)which certain inalienable rights, namely life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
It is not unpatriotic to protest-we were formed by protesting unfair taxation by the British colonial bad guys, and it has gone on ever since. It is not patriotic to wave, wear or burn a flag, it is unpatriotic to conspire to bring America down. IN this context the wall street warriors called Occupy shamed the nation, they had a right. It doesn't say the cause has to be just, hell we even let the KKK protest true Americanism, as we must with their first amendment rights. Free speech cannot be taxed or fined or limited. Patriotism doesn not require you to live in your homeland, as many soldiers now are in harms way as spring comes to Afghanistan and the taliban are getting read yo to come down the mountains to kill. Patriotism requires that you tell your government the truth. It even has recourse to the militia if the government needs overturned. Patriotism does not require you to believe me, you must read it for yourself.
Patriotism does not even require you to love the government, it requires you to fight as hard for others rights as your own.
I may hate what you say, but i will fight to the death your right to say it. Our bloody Civil War didnt change it, World Wars didn't change it. Even 9/11 could not defeat the constitution. Found out what it says, it may surprise you. AS the kids say, "Google it!"
Some people do not believe the Native Americans were the first people in America. Some do not believe man landed on the moon. Many no longer believe in God. Some are addicts and very sick and some are dying. No one can say who is an American but the Constitution. Nothing can define treason but that some precious paper, and the original is still on display, sop quit listening to politicians tell you what it is about and read it for yourself. The last point i will make is, the constitution protects Americans who cannot read.
And they all are Americans and therefor patriots. Deal with it. Oh, and some are white.
Blessings.
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