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4th of July Celebration

Note: As a proud US Citizen I should not have to apologize for the length on this newsletter issue. Now more than ever we new to assert our true need for economic and political Independence. Perhaps it will take a New American Revolution to change our country for the better, and not just for our families but for all mankind.


In the present International economic climate, and the pending effects it will have on our way of life, it is important to review the real meaning in our fourth of July celebration.
On August 23, 1775 King George III declared the colonies in a state of rebellion. The colonies were not being properly represented in the monarchy or allowed to vote on issues affecting their life directly. Social status and grievance at the time was based on the history of feudalism. The main social class structure consisted of the king, the lords and the vassals playing key roles. The peasants were mostly the working class, living and working the lands. In colonial times concerns would not reach the king directly since the information had to travel up the social scale. Financial arrangements and funds would not always reach timely those needing it most, and later even the lords felt burdened by the fees to be paid going back and forth. Later on additional taxes were suggested to the colonists in order to help support the crown which needed extra funds to recover from money spent on wars. For example, the British monarchy defeated that of France in a battle in 1763, however at a huge financial cost. The colonist felt that these new suggested taxes were unfair, specially since they had no true representation. Tea was highly valued and when tea was taxed, they responded by dumping the tea in the Boston Harbor. Many of the colonist were educated men working in a new land, and even those of high status felt a change was needed. Others expressed the need for men to be treated with basic equal rights, freedom, and not be confined to a social nobility status by birth and of that of Land ownership. This led to our Declaration of Independence adopted July 4, 1776 , announcing the birth of a new nation. The Declaration draws from upon French and English Enlightenment political philosophy, and from John Locke's Second Treatise on Government. Locke took inspiration and conceptions of the traditional rights of Englishmen and universalized them into the Natural rights rights of all humankind. Before I write down Locke's social-contract theory of government it would be best to define the word feudalism. In answers.com feudalism is defined as a political and economic system of Europe from the 9th to 15th century based on the holding of all land in fief or fee. Another definition for feudalism is a series of contractual relationships between the upper classes, designed to maintain control over the land. Monarchies had become very powerful and struggles arose among them in order to gain more territory, and to expand their kingdoms.
The concentration of power, opression and lands in the hands of a few contributed to the decline of feudalism in popularity. A few years later a famous French young sculptor Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi experienced the effects when he became a major in the French army. The Germans had annexed the entire Alsace region near his home city of Colmar, making its residents without majority consent, German citizens. Bartholdi developed great admiration for the americans success in establishing a republic democratic government, declaration of independence, and the abolition of slavery. The French revolution was in 1789-1799, but during early colonial times France had helped the colonies with arms, ships, money and even men. After all they had war experience fighting the British and French noblemen admired the attempts by the colonists to venture into a new world. France had their own difficulties in dealing with their aristocratic form of government and later on even experienced the oppresive rule of Napoleon III.
Bartholdi discussed his wish to offer the Americans a gift from the people of France while having dinner with French intellectuals, and his special friend Laboulaye. Edouard Rene Lefebvre de Laboulaye was a leader of a political group dedicated to establishing a French republican government modeled on America's Constitution. Names were longer in those days since the land of ownership and family would be attached to their first names. Thanks to the personal experience of Bartholdi and his artistic inspiration we received our Statue of Liberty as a gift from the people of France. The official name for the statue is "Liberty Enlightening the world" and this is how the French viewed our new nation. To study more the history of the statue of liberty visit the website or the American Park network.
The remains of feudalism can still be found today in contemporary law regarding land. For instance, a rental agreement is made between a landlord (land lord) and a tenant, whose business relationship mirrors that of lord and a vassal. State property taxes on landowners resemble the services required of a vassal, and like the old feudal lords, state governments may take posession of land when a landowner dies with no will or heirs. Also, our sovereignty and freedoms are slowly being chipped away today. Americans have never been comfortable with consolidating power or the idea of loosing the Great Nation that their founding fathers fought so hard for in the past. Most of our business base is being consolidated or taken out of the country. We were never a Nation of fear, dependency, or subjugation, but One of Innovation, Creation, and Inspiration. Teachers could teach, children could learn, doctors could practice medicine, dentists could practice dentistry, architects could build, and small business also was able to survive in the local neighborhoods. We did not allow to be controlled by anything infringing on our way of life. If there was a problem we would solve it. If there is a chance that something or oil would be a problem we would use our innovation and save our Republic. For We the People are our government, electing the public officials to represent us, and if many do not have our well-being in mind then they should not be serving us. This trend of political parties constantly calling each other names, and exposing us to the antagonism but not to the real solutions to our problems with the true interest of saving our country should not continue. Now we have a Nasco, a North America Super Corridor Coalition Inc., which is later called one sentence after International Mid-Continent Trade Corridor and who voted for that? The public needs to ask these questions and participate more in the events happening today for if not we will loose our country. We have many US farmers loosing their farms and why? We have a Constitution, and then later the Bill of Rights for this is how each colony in the new Union secured their individual rights so that they would not be infringed. If we care for our country, children, future and our ability to survive in an international business world and still be free we must reflect more on the real meaning of our 4th of July celebration.