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Independence Day
July 7, 2008
Here at Bradford-Online.com we hope everyone had a safe and happy 4th of July holiday. This seemed appropriate for the occasion. The voice should need no introduction, but for the younger crowd, it’s the voice of movie actor john Wayne. The fireworks were from the public display the Seneca Allegany Hotel & Casino in Salamanca, NY put on.
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
The Pledge of Allegiance was written in 1892 by Francis Bellamy (1855-1931), a Baptist minister, a Christian Socialist, and the cousin of Socialist Utopian novelist Edward Bellamy (1850-1898). [Wikipedia]
No where does the pledge ask us to swear an oath to the government. Mr. Bellamy seems to have agreed with the founding fathers. The republic, and its government, exist to ensure the safety and happiness of its citizens. The citizens don’t exist to serve the government. The citizens don’t exist for the benefit of corporations, or the markets. When you recite the “Pledge Of Allegiance” you are swearing an oath to be a member of our country, and believe in the ideals it was founded on. We the people, are the republic.
A republic that benefits its citizens can only work if the citizens participate in it. Citizens must learn how their government works, and how they can participate. If they don’t, those who are motivated by power and greed will certainly hijack the republic, and its citizens, for their own benefit.
Citizens must pledge their allegiance to the flag and the republic. Just remember the republic is us.
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