Happy 4th of July, or Independence Day America! 235 years ago this nation declared independence from the rule of Imperial Britain. Religious, economic and personal freedom was the alluring promise of this “new land”. Liberty of spirit is a very powerful and desirable thing. Thus, the collective thinking and might of the people was to resist control in any way…and that we did and will continue to do.
A declaration of anything is really meaningless unless there is action to back it up. It takes continual sacrifice, fighting, suffering, ingenuity, collaboration, creativeness, etc to break and stay free from the powers that be. Americans have tirelessly fought, suffered and worked to protect certain freedoms over the years. I am thankful for this and enjoy my religious, speech and other liberties daily. What better day than Independence Day to address those “other” liberties and freedoms that we are willing to stand by and let erode. What about energy independence