Why aren’t there fireworks tonight?

I’m currently in Tennessee on Vacation. A little Dollywood. A little Smoky Mountain National Park.  And of course, fireworks.  I want to see an awesome display of fireworks.

July 4th marks a fantastic moment in history. A group of individuals came together to sign a document that has shaped history throughout the centuries.

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.

We celebrate the document and the bravery of our founding fathers.

 

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