Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for July 03, 2016

Here, Arlo, I’ll help:.When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.".*We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.—That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, -That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.-Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. .I especially like:Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,although We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.is good too.as isPrudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.and…..Come to think of it, generally good even if some of the reasons were questionable

That’s the trouble with these hand held devices. The letters are too tiny. And young people mumble, as well.

@RobinUnlike books you can make the text bigger if you need toand why would you say we mumble?

Small print is getting smaller every day! I think it’s a conspiracy between eye doctors and eyeglass companies!LMAO!

How about sending the Declaration in 140-character bursts.

Jimmy: Thanks for using the singular “his” with the singular “somebody” instead of the plural “their” that nearly everyone now incorrectly uses, instead.

“Prudence, indeed, will dictate that government…etc…”♦Who is Prudence? Pru from Luann?

Hasn’t Obama rewritten that thing about 4-5 times already? Eh, doesn’t matter. We’ll all be speaking Mandarin in a generation or two…Happy 4th of July!!!

If not for just men taking up a just cause, we’d still be part of the British Empire. There are just persons today…

@jski14 or they could see how Janis does as a widow.

toppop52The British Empire is effectively extinct and has been for decades. The Commonwealth is doing quite well..JastMeThey need to rewrite the Marines Hymn to reflect reality. The Tripoli attack consisted of two marines and about forty Arab and Albanian mercenaries, mostly Muslims. The Halls of Montezuma were in a military academy which the Marines bravely captured from 8-12 year old boys. Military glory.

With apologizes to Arlo (and Jimmy) – If you live on Long Island, NY and would like to hear a really good reading of the D of I read as it was in July 1776 and see what happened after it was read come to the Huntington Green on July 17 (RD July 24) and see what happened on Huntington Independence Day – the D of I took until July 22, 1776 to get h