"Why Do We Still Celebrate the 4th of July?"

Daniel Greenfield at the Canada Free Press asks the question, and highlights some salient points. You need to go read the whole thing, but here are a few excerpts:

What do we celebrate when we celebrate the Fourth of July?

Is it the independence from being ruled by an out-of-touch government thousands of miles away, taxed at their pleasure, and told to be grateful for it? 

Is it home rule under our own elected officials who can’t be trumped by the decision of some political appointees whom we never voted for?

A victory won by militias that don’t exist anymore, on behalf of freedoms that are constantly under assault from the nation’s own capital?

Is it at the very least—national freedom, to be part of an independent nation that does not have to follow the laws of other countries or be part of a larger union of nations? 

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“That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed”.

Now that was an important one. Right? It was the arguable basis of the entire revolution. So how’s that working out for us now? 

In the last month, federal judges have struck down laws passed by legislatures over and over again. Forget the consent of the government. That doesn’t matter anymore. You can elect whomever you want and pass whatever laws you want, and His Majesty’s Servants will still strike them down. Political appointees call the shots. We don’t.

A Federal judge has more power than the population of the entire state, its governor and its legislature

A Federal judge has more power than the population of the entire state, its governor and its legislature. One member of Obama’s cabinet trumps every governor, every legislature and the people of every state. 

Do yourself a favor and read the whole thing.