Copied from my State Representatives Facebook page
Happy Independence Day! As Americans, we refer to the Fourth of July as our nation’s birthday…the birth of our direct representative style, Constitutional Republic. Since our founding, the United States of America has done more to improve the human condition, lift people out of poverty, and spread freedom around the world than any other nation on the planet. Americans are free because of the battles won by heroes on both American and foreign soil.
We are free because throughout our history, brave patriots have answered the call to fight and die to defeat imperialism, the scourge of slavery, Nazism, Communism, and radical Islamic jihad. Some battles continue to this day.
While our military continues to be the most dominant force for peace and stability on Earth, the men and women that wear the uniform of our nation’s police are equally deserving of our thanks and praise. American police put their lives on the line every day to keeps our communities safe. American police protect our freedom in ways we can’t even measure. THANK YOU to our police…the vast majority of Americans love and appreciate you!
The United States as we know it also endures today because of our shared freedoms to organize, assemble and protest (peacefully), and vote for our representatives. We are free to do these things because there are heroes that have worn and still wear the uniforms of our country and communities in service to our nation. Thank you to our police, first responders, and military members for working tirelessly every day to protect every American’s God-given rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
I am proud to be an American for these and many other reasons. As you celebrate this 2020 Independence Day, please remember the men and women who paid the ultimate price in defense of our country. God Bless you, and may God continue to bless America