{"id":395,"date":"2007-07-04T17:32:51","date_gmt":"2007-07-04T21:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getgood.com\/roadmaps\/?p=395"},"modified":"2007-07-04T17:32:51","modified_gmt":"2007-07-04T21:32:51","slug":"independence-day-musings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getgood.com\/roadmaps\/2007\/07\/04\/independence-day-musings\/","title":{"rendered":"Independence Day musings"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a country where Ann Coulter can continue to spew the sort of garbage that compelled Elizabeth Edwards to call Hardball<\/a>… <\/p>\n

In a country where Scooter<\/a> Libby<\/a> can leak information that compromises a CIA operative, lie about it, be found guilty of perjury and then have his sentence immediately commuted by Dubya…<\/p>\n

It is perhaps a good day to remind ourselves of our foundations:<\/p>\n

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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 to 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.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

And to think long and hard about what kind of country we want. 2008 is not that far away.<\/p>\n

Also writing about the Declaration of Independence today: David Parmet<\/a>, BL Ochman<\/a>, Chris Abraham<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Update:<\/span> And reminding us of our Constitution (School House Rock and all) Brian Clark<\/a> over at Copyblogger<\/em><\/p>\n

Tags: Declaration of Independence<\/a>, politics<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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