Every 4th of July the country celebrates the Declaration of Independence. We reflect on our Liberty and the Fortunes of Providence that the Citizens of the United States have inherited. Consider the words and thinking that inspired this experiment in a Constitutional Republic. "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." Are we and our elected officials living up to this vision? This promise? Every year someone posts this sentence highlighting the courage and integrity of those who risked everything for a principle and an idea. "And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor." The question every citizen should reflect on and ask. Is this the quality of representation that the citizens are receiving? Is this the character being displayed in government, the legislatures, the judicial system, the executive? Some thoughts for consideration. Happy 4th of July. #4thofJuly, #IndependenceDay, #FoundingFathers, #SacredHonor