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__July 4, 2012
Celebrate July 4 at your peril, courtesy of the feral government

Many people make a point to refer to the Fourth of July as Independence Day. I used to do that.

But that doesn't make much sense, since July 4, 1776, was merely the date on which a few landowners declared the American colonies to be "Free and Independent States."

But declaring oneself free does not make one free.

The following riddle has been attributed to Abraham Lincoln, the great enemy of Free and Independent States: If you call a tail a leg, how many legs has a dog? Five? No, four, because calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg.

That's true. And declaring the American colonies Free and Independent States did not make them so.

Particularly on July 4, we seem to accept the notion that the colonists gained their independence via a declaration. Via rhetoric. But that's nonsense. The colonists gained their independence by defeating their nation's army, by shooting agents of their country's government.

Harsh.

Perhaps we should celebrate our Independence on October 19. That was the date, in 1781, that General Cornwallis, by proxy, surrendered at Yorktown.

If not October 19, then perhaps September 3, the date, in 1783, on which the Treaty of Paris was signed, formally ending the Revolutionary War.

Remember: July 4 isn't so much about American independence as it is about American balls. It's about openly declaring that governments are instituted among men for the sole purpose of securing unalienable rights, that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, and that when governments exercise too many unjust powers, it is the right and duty of the People to make a big change.

It's not really a radical idea, throwing off one's government. It's not like it's never happened in world history, or anything. What's radical is not throwing off a government that becomes destructive of the happiness and well-being of the People.

But "throwing off" a government is not necessarily revolutionary. After all, any time a nation rewrites its constitution, it is altering its government, if not abolishing it and throwing it off.

Does the typical American today think it was so horrible that thirteen American governments were altered in 1781 with the ratification of the Articles of Confederation?

Does the typical American today think it was so horrible that the federal government was altered, if not abolished and remade, when the U.S. Constitution went into effect in 1789?

Have you heard of the bloody revolution that recently took place in Iceland, wherein the people threw off their government? Of course not, because it didn't happen. But the people did indeed throw off their government by rewriting their constitution from scratch.

See? Not that big of a deal.

Read the rest of this article at the Baldy's Bombast page

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___January 16, 2012
Louisiana Republican Party Moves to Diminish Louisiana Conservatives Ability To Influence Selection of Nominee; Caucus set for April 28

In an astounding move the Louisiana Republican party has chosen to set the date for the caucus for April 28, long after Super Tuesday, diluting the ability of Louisiana conservatives to select the Republican nominee. The caucus is traditionally held in January, before Super Tuesday on March 6, thus providing Louisiana conservatives with a national stage and the ability to influence the selection of the nominee.

Roger Villere, state chair of the party, confirmed the April date and tried to correlate it with the state's efforts to have the Republican National Committee allow Louisiana seven delegates instead of six.  When asked how this could possibly be good for Louisiana and conservatives, Villere stated that the primary is March 24, but admitted that by then Super Tuesday would be over.

More as this story develops.

[Baldy's unauthorized intrusion into Blondie's column: Is it a coincidence that "Villere" rhymes with "Hillary?" I think not!]

More articles at the Blondie's Bluster page.