Independence Day

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Larry-Lambert

This holiday was made possible by citizens armed with military-style weapons.

The Celebration of American Independence will kick off at the White Wolf Mine with a chuck wagon breakfast followed by a log-splitting competition and then we will retire to the range to do a little shooting.

Lunch will be burgers, baked beans, potato salad, and watermelon.

Fireworks at night at Winslow, AZ high school. We’ll buy good fireworks at the Rez to augment the city’s display. I’m trying to keep it simple, patriotic, and fun for my extended family who are visiting.

I don’t know if President Trump will run and win a second term. If he does, he will enter the office with a very different perspective from the first time.

Would the Republicans in Congress support him? Don’t count on that happening. The Swamp made them rich just like the democrats.

Can we save the republic? I’d like to think so but I don’t really know. The last national election’s results were suspect.

The Arizona elections remain muddied and uncertain even though in many cases the democrats declared victory and the courts supported that. I personally don’t think that many precincts had elections that could be considered to be free and fair. There were a lot of thumbs on the scales in Arizona.

The Bill of Rights confers rights on the PEOPLE, and limits the government. Here it is:

Amendment I

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

Amendment II

A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.

Amendment III

No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.

Amendment IV

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized.

Amendment V

No person shall be held to answer for a capital or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

Amendment VI

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.

Amendment VII

In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.

Amendment VIII

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

Amendment IX

The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

Amendment X

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.

 

Bullet Points:

** You shouldn’t keep silent when silence is a lie.

** If you get the most votes in US history, you don’t need to arrest your political opponents. If you stole the election, it only stands to reason that you’d arrest them and silence them.

** When I first saw Ben Franklin’s strike-throughs of Jefferson’s “rough draft” – Jefferson! Corrected like one of my HS history students! – was when I realized just what a genius old Ben was. He lived to see the writing of the Constitution a decade later. Washington was not a great general, but the Revolution could not have succeeded without him. Without Franklin, I don’t think it would ever have begun. A truly remarkable man. More here.

** (Gingrich) A new kind of Maoism is developing in the American left, and it is a direct threat to the American traditions of individual rights, the rule of law, the Constitution, and personal freedom.

 

Decisions – Decisions

Yes, you want to toss burgers on the grill. It’s Independence Day and it’s what you do. How you take it from that humble beginning makes all the difference.

 

Spoilers (Critical Drinker weighs in)

Hollywood seems to be challenged to crank out a good film. This wouldn’t seem to be one based on the review, but sometimes sitting in a cool theater on a hot day with lots of unhealthy snacks can make even a tepid film feel better than it is.

 

Identify the Aircraft

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I hate it when this happens…

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King of the Battlefield

Members of the 1st batt., 623rd Field Artillery Rgt., National Guard of Kentucky – M110. Persian Gulf, Operation Desert Storm (1991).

 

The Greatest Generation is behind us now.

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48 thoughts on “Independence Day”

  1. Identify the Aircraft:
    1. Short SC.1
    2. Fiat CR.42 Falco
    3. Boeing XB-38 Flying Fortress

      1. Everyone celebrates the Fourth in their own way. :)

        Now, on to beer, brats and burgers.

  3. Those cannon cockers wouldn’t get away with that in this man’s army of today and that is a dirty damn shame.

    “The date will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forever more.” John Adams, writing to his wife Abigale, 3 July, 1776.

    1. I think that for the most part, America celebrates. You tend to see it more in smaller towns and cities because the events of the day seem to be all-consuming. You go from home to event to event to home to event when you’re in a small town. Or maybe that’s just my experience because that’s what I’ve done throughout my life. Independence Day is my favorite holiday.

      1. I’m celebrating with friends today.
        A few years ago I attended the parade in town.
        When Antifa can march in a 4th parade, it’s best I leave.

          1. City of Ypsilanti is now a college town and incredibly left.
            City Council meeting room flies a BLM flag on the wall.
            I live in Ypsilanti Township. Fairly conservative.

          2. A BLM Flag…then it stands to reason that they’d love a group of white anarchists (ANTIFA).

      2. Took a back 2-lane (old route 30) out of West chicago suburbs to pick up I80 in southern Illinois…corn looks nice and high, flags and 4th decorations in every small town on homes, lamp posts, buildings, fences…the whole nine yards. Fireworks started Sunday evening, people showing their National Pride for the greatest country ever conceived. No matter where we stopped people showed their patriotism, proving the Red v Blue election map was, and still is, accurate, while the media propagandists are pushing a false narrative, all day every day to make us believe otherwise.

        I think it best we ignore DC for a while and leave the Dem run cities to their own devices.

          1. Yes…great rural farm country, reminded me a little of Bucks County, PA, where I grew up.

      3. The real America is still out there. A remnant doth abide, and I think in bigger numbers than the woke, the media and the deep state would have the rest of us believe.

      1. Seeing the words on The Flag made it a little dusty in here, Ed. Well done!

  4. Perfect post for the day LL.

    Back at the homestead after a necessary roadtrip, and, just as we saw on the 1000 miles between where we went and our own spot on the map, we too are proudly flying the flag today. Flags everywhere. Coming back past Cheyenne saw the largest flag ever flying alongside I80 at Camping World, unfurling out in waves. Makes one puff up just a little….and the bums and haters who think they are better than everyone else can go pound sand if they don’t like it.

    GOD BLESS AMERICA!…The land of the free and home of the brave.

    2. I don’t know if I mentioned it before, but after a prior discussion of flag flying, and at Larry’s suggestion. I ordered a Gadsden flag. Bought some Some PVC fitting and fabricated a “Yardarm” to run up and down my flag pole with both flags hanging at 45 degrees.
      I attached a floodlight to the PVC and the yardarm swivels with the light tracking.
      Happy Independence Day!

      2. You can also fly one of the other original RevWar flags, the Pinetree Flag. An Appeal to Heaven. Excellent flag. Looks nice, too.

        Then there’ the Navy battle flag. 13 stripes with a rattlesnake.

        Lots of good flags to fly on a day like this.

      3. We fly a tea stained Betsy Ross with a spotlight on a timer here 24/7. Sometime ill put out the flag for the battle of Plattsburgh just because skulls are cool.

  5. “Would the Republicans in Congress support him? Don’t count on that happening.”

    He won in spite of the GOPe.
    And “lost” because of the GOPe.

  6. Smoked ribs and sausage, basil butter corn and carrots on the grill, baked beans, and red potato salad. The watermelon is in garage fridge waiting for the knife.

    1. I will note that Tsquare didn’t invite all of us to join in. Thanks for nothing Tsquare.

  7. It must discomfort the Leftist when they get out of the urban areas into the rural areas and realize they can’t win over those people, only try to suppress them. Thank you, 2nd Amendment.
    The GOP (as opposed to Trump supporters) won’t win for two main reasons.
    1. Too genteel to get down and dirty like the Dims.
    2. Making too much money as the “loyal opposition”, aka Lindsey Graham types.

    1. They’re not after us, WSF. The core Americans as are represented here would never give in, would not bend a knee. Women wouldn’t dress like men. Men wouldn’t cut it off go look woke. They’re after our grandchildren.

  9. Put a slab of ribs and a couple of pork tenderloins on the smoker. The better half is doing up some home made potato salad. A couple of cold beers should complete things there. Life is good. Enjoy the holiday.

  10. If Trump makes it into the White House alive, he’ll have a far different perspective on who to trust and who to throw off the roof. Expect any agency under the Executive Branch to be pruned savagely.

    If… If we even have an election in 2024 and not Martial Law.

    1. That’s a story yet to be written, but I don’t think that we can rule anything out.

  11. WOW. That 1st batt., 623rd Field Artillery Rgt. unit photo was led by a cousin of one of my best friends/hunting/shooting/fishing pals. Seriously.

    Dam, what a small world, mind your Ps and Qs, eh?

    That said, love the log splitting/range going celeb. Mirrored here, curiously.

  12. Just pizza and family today, and we’re off to see the fireworks here at 2130 LT.

    Pebbles is all tranked out as she doesn’t like fireworks…

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