Revolutionary America - The Original Blue State

June 9, 2005 - 2:18am — Redcardlibrarian

Just some food for thought.

"Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed..."[note - not from God. We were endowed with those rights by our "Creator", but government is designed by the People for the People]

"For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders
which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States..."

"For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury:.."

"For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences..."

"For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies..."

"He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun
with circumstances of Cruelty & perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation..."

Declaration of Independence

Oh, 200 years ago, the forces of oppression wore Red. The forces of freedom wore Blue. Funny how history repeats itself.