Citizen Writers Fighting Censorship by Helping Americans Understand Issues Affecting the Republic.
Listen my readers, I know you did hear of the famous ride of Paul Revere.
Today you will become aware then of the famous ride of a Delawarean.
Caesar Rodney is a Founding Father, a title that is as alive today as it was on July 2, 1776, when he cast the vote in the Continental Congress to have all 13 colonies declare independence from the Crown.
The freedom of the press is enshrined in the very first amendment for a good reason. It wasn’t haphazardly placed there. Our Founders realized that in order to control the urges of the powerful, who run government, to grow even more powerful, a free press was needed to keep tabs on the ruling class.
Two and a half centuries ago, the American founders attempted something radical. They built a government specifically designed not to accumulate too much power. It was intentionally slow, limited, and divided against itself. The idea was simple: if ambition countered ambition, tyranny would have a hard time getting traction.
Today in Cloft’s Corner, Dave calls upon our great Founding Fathers to help make the point about the true foundations of liberty.
Today marks the 246th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence at the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776, and although year 245 has been a rocky one, the American Experiment has held strong, although there are those who would debate that final clause. a brief 4th of July quiz …