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"...But in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground." "...It is for us, the living, rather, to be dedicated, here, to the unfinished work that they have thus far so nobly carried on." ".. that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion;" "...that the nation shall, under God, have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, and for the people shall not perish from the earth." A speech 145 1/2 years ago is still relevant today. I truly believe this country is on the precipice of a direction that may end the country Lincoln tried to save all those years ago. I soooo hope I am wrong. On this Memorial Day think about those who died for a different country. A country that has gone from self-relience to a country full of children looking for momma government to provide for them. How do we honor, how do we dedicate ourselfs to the unfinished work that those who gave the full measure of devotion? The answer is simple. Fight for the values those at the Gettysburg and Arlington Cemetary's died to save. A nation; a complete nation that shall under God give a new birth of freedom to a country and government OF the PEOPLE, BY the PEOPLE, and FOR the PEOPLE will not perish. The Constitution, Declaration of Independence, and the Gettysburg Address are the three documents that we should use as rallying cries to take back our government. The tea parties are or should be the catylst to a larger new revolution (civil) to demand our representatives live up to the oath they take to perserve, protect, and defend the document that outlines the role for them. The role of our Federal Government is to ESTABLISH Justice, PROVIDE for the common defence and to SECURE the plessings of liberty. The role of Promoting the general welfare, ensure domestic tranquility is verbal not actionable. The monetary role of our Government is to the Defence of us (military) and Justice (Justice office and Law Enforcement (FBI DEA ATF) all kinds of alphabet leagal agencies. The rest are left to the states to provide and for the President to use the "Bully Pulpit" to PROMOTE.
The issues above is what Memorial Day honors. We honor those who not only gave the full measure of devotion but for the ideals of a free people to live free from a tyrannical government that tries to tell us what we can and cannot drink, smoke, (minus pot) drive, eat, and worship. Yes we are being told to worship in the basement because others will be offended or somehow the government is involved. I do not believe those who died for a holiday or did they die for Christmas celebration; did they die for a bunny or for the rememberence of the day Jesus rose to sit at the right hand of God? TAKE BACK AMERICA. What day is more fitting to reclaim the country of our fore-fathers or do sit back and let President Obama remake the country to a governmental central society. The society of the Soviet Union, Cuba, Zimbabwe, or stay with the society that gave us Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell and Henry Ford.
It is time for all of you Independence to pick a lane. Pick lower taxes or higher taxes. Pick bigger Government or smaller Government. Pick pro-choice or pro-life. Pick an offensive war on terror or the one pre 9/11. PICK A LANE and GROW UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln. Happy Memorial Day.