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  In 1776 we declared our independence against a Monarch that was above the law. I wonder what John Adams would think about what the Supreme Court just ruled. I believe, what the Supreme Court just ruled is contrary to what the intention of the men that wrote and approved our Declaration of Independence.   This Fourth of July it would be a good idea if everyone would start out by reading the Declaration of Independence. The words that always have always stuck with me are “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. That they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” Do those words still hold true? The three branches of the Government get their just powers from the people. Not the rich people. Not the Republicans. Not the Democrats. It is by the c
  It has been a few days since the debate and I have waited a few days to give my assessment of what I witnessed and what I have read. My first reaction to the opening minutes to the Debate was pure shock. I didn’t fear for the Democratic Party or the Republican Party, I feared for our Nation. What I was witnessing made me fear we looked weak in the eyes of the world. I have to admit that Biden looked old and Trump sounded like the liar that he always is. As the debate continued, I thought Biden did get stronger but Trump did not get more honest. If anything he got more dishonest because he knew he could get away with it. I don’t think that Biden was prepared for Trump’s dishonest statements and the fact that the moderators seemed not very interested in the truth, or if even if the question they asked was actually being answered. I think I would have looked confused with what was happening. I used to think that the truth was important to the voters but it just doesn’t appear that way t