I Love the Fourth of July

Let me start the day with a reading of the Declaration of Independence.  It is good to hear what was actually SAID way back then at our country’s founding.  Even though it is in what we would consider “stilted” language by today’s standards it was the state of the art English 234 years ago.  Here’s the text for people who are more visual than aural.

People rarely read the sources like the Declaration, the Constitution, the actual words of a contract, the text of a court case, even the bible, but they should.  Many people spout off a phrase here and there, and some of those are even wrong, misquoted, or taken from some other source.

If a dispute arises you MUST go back to the actual language (and in legal cases the other relevant cases interpreting the original) to determine your rights and obligations.  Sounds kind of lawyerly, doesn’t it?  Of course, intelligent minds will differ in their interpretations sometimes…

Now I’m off to my nephew’s back yard BBQ to eat burned meat like any other red blooded American.  In case there is any doubt, I am VERY happy and proud to be an American.  Happy Fourth!