Of Ducks and Constitution

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RedState: Of Ducks and Constitution

By: 1stRichard (Diary) | December 21st, 2013 at 08:04 PM

 

Clarifying Rights and Liberties,

 

Declaration of Independence

 

“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…”

 

A declaration of rights made by the representatives of the good people of Virginia

 

“SECTION I. That all men are by nature equally free and independent and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety.”

 

A Declaration of the Rights of the Inhabitants of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

“Article I. All men are born free and equal, and have certain natural, essential, and unalienable rights; among which may be reckoned the right of enjoying and defending their lives and liberties; that of acquiring, possessing, and protecting property; in fine, that of seeking and obtaining their safety and happiness.”

 

Pennsylvania Declaration of Rights

 

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15 Apr

 

1776 & 2014 – Complacency and Revolution

 

By: Vince

How long has it been since you thought about the American Revolution? In 2014 not that many of us spend our time thinking about the catalysts that caused that revolution over 200 years ago. Who has the time? Between jobs, families, bills, a bit of TV and some recreation and socializing, there are only so many hours in the day. That’s the beauty of things being settled… you can get on with other things. If we had to spend our days thinking about what kind of government we wanted, how would we get anything else done? It would be impossible. Think about election season every 4 years. From July through November we can’t escape it: campaign advertisements on TV and radio, signs on the side of the street, wall to wall press coverage and endless water cooler chatter. All that and we have a government that’ been largely settled for 150 years.

 

Sometimes however it makes sense to go back and look at why things happen. In the case of American independence and the Revolutionary War, it was not any single event that caused the war to begin, rather it was a series of things that took place over years.

In all the Declaration of Independence lists 27 grievances against the King. Among them are:

 

He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance.

http://floppingaces.net/2014/04/15/1776-2014-complacency-and-revolution/

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8 Infuriating Facts To Remember On Tax Day

By Sean Davis April 15, 2014

 

Happy Tax Day, America! It’s not every day that you either get to write a big fat check to Uncle Sam or discover that you’d been loaning him money interest-free for the last year. But have no fear: at least your hard-earned money has been spent on vital projects essential to America’s well-being. Projects like studying shrimp running on treadmills (seriously, you paid for that), or Bridges to Nowhere. Super important stuff like that.

In honor of tax day, here are 8 facts that will make you even angrier than you already are about the state of the U.S. tax system

http://thefederalist.com/2014/04/15/8-infuriating-facts-to-remember-on-tax-day/