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Category Archives: Being American
Thank You John Lewis, R.I.P
Friday night, Congressional Representative John Lewis died of cancer. He was 80 years old. An icon of the Civil Rights Movement, he was a man of integrity. He was a man of courage, as he demonstrated many times through his … Continue reading
Posted in Being American, Blog, Democracy, Ethics and Morality, Justice, Politics, United States
Tagged Bigotry, cancer, Civil Rights, Courage, Eulogy, Hero, John Lewis, Racism, Rest In Peace
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Freedom Is Not Free
Recently, we celebrated the 244th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the birth of the United States, our home. That evening, as it was growing dark, I reflected on past July 4th twilight. Those hushed moments of … Continue reading
Posted in Being American, Blog, Citizenship, COVID-19, Democracy, Ethics and Morality, Justice, Politics, Public Health, United States
Tagged CoVID-19, Democracy, Elite, Misinformation, Public Health, public space, Rebels, Republicans, Respect, Responsibility, Traitor, Trump
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The Bill of Rights
Note: The following text is a transcription of the enrolled original of the Joint Resolution of Congress proposing the Bill of Rights, which is on permanent display in the Rotunda at the National Archives Museum. The spelling and punctuation reflects … Continue reading
Posted in Being American, Citizenship, Democracy, Document, Ethics and Morality, History, Justice, Politics, Relationships, United States
Tagged 2nd Amendment, Bill of Rights, Citizenship, Civil Rights, Democracy, Excessive Bail, Freedom, Freedom of Speech, Grand Jury, House of Representatives, Insurrection, Involuntary Servitude, Jury, Limit of Presidential Term, Power, Probable Cause, Prohibition, Rebellion, Religious Freedom, Removing President from Power, Right to Vote, Search, Seizure, Senate, Slavery, Taxes, Trial, Well Regulated Militia, Women Right to Vote
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Declaration of Independence July 4th, 1776
This image is of the Engrossed copy: National Archives and RecordsAdministration Rough draft: Library of Congress The following text is a transcription of the Stone Engraving of the parchment Declaration of Independence (the document on display in the Rotunda at … Continue reading
Posted in Being American, Blog, Citizenship, Democracy, Document, Ethics and Morality, History, Justice, Politics, United States
Tagged American Revolution, Citizenship, Declaration of Independence, Democracy, Freedom, Responsibility
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The Confederacy and Its Evil Still Lives
This Threat Is Real. Racism is alive and well in the United States of America. Its champion is in the White House. Its agents are nationwide and they are working tirelessly to stop or steal the November Election. Silence is … Continue reading
Posted in Being American, Blog, Citizenship, Ethics and Morality, Justice, Politics, Relationships
Tagged Election, November, Racism, Republicans, Trump
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May have Hurt Myself Today, But It Was Worth It
Well, today, I think that I royally fucked up. But, it was worth it.
Would I change what I did? Nope.
Life always has risks, whether I’m aware of them or not. I saw someone in pain and I acted from my heart. Continue reading
Posted in Being American, Blog, Citizenship, COVID-19, Ethics and Morality, Justice, Politics, Public Health, Relationships
Tagged Alone, Bank Account, Biology, Confederacy, Contagion, CoVID-19, Crimes Against Humanity, From the Heart, Hard-time, Helping, Homeless, Mother nature, Murder, Rebels, Self-Quarantine, Trump, Wear A mask
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