Draggingtree Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Mises: Five Laws to Repeal on Independence DayJULY 4, 2015Ryan McMaken Unfortunately, Independence Day has become a day for many to celebrate the United States government. The actual historical event behind the day, however — the adoption of the Declaration of Independence — was an illegal act of political defiance that led to secession and the overthrow of an entire system of mercantilist government in North America. Moreover, it is quite anachronistic to connect the modern unified nation-state known as “the United States” to this event, nor does it make sense to invoke anything having to do with the Constitution of 1787. Indeed, as Jeffrey Rogers Hummel has pointed out, the Constitution we now labor under represents a counter-revolution against the Spirit of 1776. The Spirit of 1787, in contrast, was about taking what the Declaration of Independence repeatedly refers to in the plural as “free and independent states” and hammering them into one unified state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggingtree Posted July 4, 2015 Author Share Posted July 4, 2015 Remembering The Beginning of Our FreedomJULY 3, 2015 By The Federalist Staff More than a day off for barbecues and fireworks, Independence Day will forever mark the beginning of an American era, the anniversary of our first birth of freedom. On today’s Federalist Radio Hour, Ben breathes life into a historical anthology of the Fourth of July. Listen to the broadcast here, http://thefederalist.com/2015/07/03/remembering-the-beginning-of-our-freedom/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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