Did you know?

Why do we have our government?  We didn’t like the King of England telling us what to do; so why did we form a government at all?

The answer is given by the opening paragraph (the Preamble) of the Constitution of the United States of America:

“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”

As you can see, common defense was only one of numerous issues the founders addressed to make our country a “more perfect Union,” one where everyone would thrive.  It is very clear the general Welfare for all people was as important when the Constitution was written in 1787 as it is today.

If you don’t want a bad case of flabby, useless legs, you have to exercise them.  The same thing is true for our Liberty, for we are in danger of losing it.  Now is the time to exercise our First Amendment rights given in the Constitution: "freedom of religion, speech, and the press; rights of assembly and petition.”  Every time you reach out to your representatives at the Federal, state, county or city level, you are exercising your freedom of speech.  Every letter, email, social media post, letter to the editor, or phone call regarding government policy and action strengthens our First Amendment rights.  Every petition signature you collect adds weight to our voices.  Every demonstration or rally you attend protects our Freedoms and our democracy.

Silence and fear are the enemy of Freedom.

Marian Hill