Declaration of Independence

Found: Exeter-print July 1776 Declaration in UK records

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July 1776 Copy of Declaration of Independence Discovered Outside US in Foreign Navy Captain’s Papers

July 1776 Copy of Declaration of Independence Discovered Outside US in Foreign Navy Captain's PapersJack Davis – Almost 250 years after an American ship carrying news of the Declaration of Independence was captured by a British warship, the copy of America’s founding principles it carried is making news.

The copy of the Declaration was found in Britain’s National Archives last May by volunteer Michael Scurr.

“I called over to my boss and said, ‘I think you need to come and have a look at this,’” he said, according to the BBC.

He had been cataloging the papers of Captain Thomas Fitzherbert, an 18th century Royal Navy captain whose ship, the HMS Raisonable, captured an American ship, the Dalton, off the Portuguese coast, according to the New York Post.

“I thought, oh, right, okay, this is definitely a Declaration of Independence,’’ he said. “How exciting is this?’’ Continue reading →

Are Rights From God or Government? Tim Kaine Sparks Debate

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Tim Kaine’s Constitutional blasphemy

Tim Kaine’s Constitutional blasphemyJonathan Turley – Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) this week warned the American people that a Trump nominee for a State Department position was an extremist, cut from the same cloth as the Iranian mullahs and religious extremists.

Riley Barnes, nominated to serve as assistant secretary of State for democracy, human rights and labor, revealed his dangerous proclivities to Kaine in his opening statement when he said that “all men are created equal because our rights come from God, our creator; not from our laws, not from our governments.”

It was a line that should be familiar to any citizen — virtually ripped from the Declaration of Independence, our founding document that is about to celebrate its 250th anniversary. Continue reading →

The Untold Stories Behind America’s Declaration of Independence

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Treasure Your Inheritance This Independence Day

The Untold Stories Behind America's Declaration of IndependenceJ.B. Shurk – Two hundred forty-nine years ago, a series of events culminated in America’s Declaration of Independence from Great Britain. On June 7, Richard Henry Lee of Virginia put forth a resolution for independence before the Second Continental Congress. On June 10, Congress postponed consideration of Lee’s resolution for three weeks as members struggled to build a consensus. Despite this uncertainty, more vocal proponents for independence persuaded Congress on June 11 to appoint a committee to draft a formal declaration.

That committee — consisting of John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston — worked from June 12 to June 27. Or, more accurately, Jefferson worked on the Declaration, while Franklin and Adams provided several meaningful edits. On June 28, a draft of the committee’s work was read in Congress. After much debate and cajoling among representatives, the colonies officially severed ties with Great Britain on July 2. (This is the date that John Adams believed would be celebrated as an American holiday.) Continue reading →

The USA’s Democracy Crisis: How We Can Restore This Nation?

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The USA's Democracy Crisis: How We Can Restore This Nation?Molly Slag – The issue of whether the USA is a democracy continues to arise. The simple truth is: No, the USA is not a democracy, not even a representative democracy, although it once was. That needs to change if America is to survive.

Theoretically, we live in a democracy. Schools then and now keep saying America is a democracy, and our federal constitution and all our state constitutions say we are a democracy. But today, the actual structure of our federal government and of all our state governments violates all those constitutions, so democracy is effectively dead.

Let me explain. Continue reading →

When Does the Deep State Morph into the Police State in Our Country?

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K.S. Guardiola – I recently watched a German-made political movie, The Lives of Others, which was released back in 2006.  Every American should take the opportunity to watch this movie, for it portrayed the destructive consequences for the people and a society living under what was formally an all-powerful East German police state.

The East German state police agency, the Stasi, was granted virtually unlimited power to monitor and spy on the lives of their citizens with the objective of maintaining absolute control over all aspects of the personal and professional lives of its people.  The Stasi was renowned for being highly proficient and effective in its ability to subjugate East Germany’s citizens.

This movie is a warning to Americans about the dire consequences of increasing the powers of the state.  Too many Americans take for granted the continued blessings of our great American system, instituted by the Founding Fathers, based on the premise that man can rule himself. Continue reading →