Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Bill of Rights birthday

I just found out yesterday that the birthday of the Bill of Rights is December 15th. On that day in 1791 the first ten amendments became part of the Constitution of the United States of America. This came up because our family was talking about the whole 9/12 demonstation in Washington DC. We were talking about these things because it came to our attention that White House senior adviser David Axelrod said that the demonstrations in Washington, D.C., Saturday did not represent the views of the broader public when it comes to health care reform.

You know, when you tell that to a bunch of people who are trying to get you to hear what they have to say you are asking for more of the same. You think people would have learned that from all the demonstrations in the '60s. If one demonstration didn't get people's attention there were more and they got bigger.

So, if the Whitehouse is going to be that dense, what if next time not only do you clog Washington DC, but every state capitol? That would give all the people who couldn't get to the U.S. capital a closer place to go to so that they can also participate. What date do you do this? What are we trying to get through to these people? Ultimately it is all about freedom and... RIGHTS! What better day than December 15th which is the birthday of the Bill of Rights!

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