July 4th True Meanings/Special Plans

[Moonlight_Bella]

Power To The People?

July 4 serves as a frank invitation to consider the conditions and ideas that launched the promise of America. For over two centuries their dream has served to define freedom for the rest of the world.

Consequently, they established principles guaranteed to ensure government of the people, by the people, and for the people. Over time, clarification after clarification has extended this umbrella to include women, minorities, and the poor.

This sense of inclusion, bolstered by the weight of informed participation, was - and is - critical.

The message is clear: "This is our government; this country belongs to all of us." Indeed, how can freedom crumble when both the idea of liberty and the responsibility for its stewardship reside in the people? How can such a dream be eroded when authority is vested not in a favored few but with the average Joe?

The extraordinary influence of American citizens is guaranteed in the very Constitution that breathed life into this nascent republic when it was struggling to find its feet. However, every time government acts to increase the distance between real power and the people our government is commissioned to serve, we move a little further away from the meaning of July 4.

Taken from the Words of-- Derek Maul

Whats your intake?

-------> Or to make it simple, what do you plan on doing for July 4th to make it special? <--------

Topic Discussion:

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Plans for July 4th
True Meanings of July 4th
Honoring Veterans
Fireworks!
Etc..

 

[[Minako]]

I can't believe that its almost July 4th already. D:

My family usually BBQ's for the 4th. I like fireworks, but I wouldn't want to set one off. >> I knew someone who blew her hand off.

Then we usually have a 4th of July cake. =D

 

[Moonlight_Bella]

[Minako]

I can't believe that its almost July 4th already. D:

My family usually BBQ's for the 4th. I like fireworks, but I wouldn't want to set one off. >> I knew someone who blew her hand off.

Then we usually have a 4th of July cake. =D

She..blew her hand off. o_o'

And yummieh! Cake!  

[iamdel305]

im going to the beach to watch fireworksa dn do a little swimming
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idk 4th of july i celebrate my independence but then again i just watch fireworks
whats that suppose to mean?
AHAHA  

[Aquarian Mage]

True Meaning: gaining the freedom we so longed for and becoming a world power <333  

[Sakura_Madison]

Well I am going to catch a flight to Columbus, OH at night. Oh its going to be so great watching the fire works from the sky!! Its going to be awesome.

4th of July basically means America's birthday. Also the freedom we got from England. If back in the day, we didn't declare war, then we would have a Queen ruling us and speak an accent. hehe!  

[Sahkrit]

I don't celebrate 4th of July, but I hope the people who do have a good day
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[WalkingEpidemic]

I'm probably going to go boating and such, maybe a bbq or something... though right now I feel like I might want chinese or something...
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[chaos pandora]

○◘ I don't think I have any plans, I like fireworks though! ◘○

 

[Frozen Memories]

I think we are having a huge BBQ or something..... ninja

I think I'm the only person that doesn't like fireworks.... I don't know, just doesn't interest me.  

[Cassiexchan]

Fireworks. xD; We're ignorant and don't think about how the country started.

I want to shoot the people across the street though. They've already starting to set of fireworks, and it's annoying. They'll wake the baby up... the fireworks are SO LOUD! Why can't they save it for the 4th? ._.; *complains*

But fireworks are pretty. <3 I hope Mom makes something good to eat.  

[l0st-angelic-demon]

Actually I have plans today.
Cause I live in Canada. xP  

[MARGAR3T]

My family and my friends family are going out on the boat for the day and at night we are gonna watch the fireworks.  

[T i f a]

My neighborhood starts setting off fireworks in the beginning of June. They usually continue a few days after the 4th of July. It's crazy. I don't think I'll really do anything for 4th of July.

 

[Enola the Witch]

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