Tag: First Continental Congress
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Democrat National Convention Begins on Monday; Related Activities Happening Now
HILLARY CLINTON AND RUNNING-MATE TIM KAINE TO APPEAR TOGETHER ON SATURDAY by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 23, 2016) — The 2016 Democrat National Convention (DNC) launches on Monday, July 25 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia and runs through Thursday, July 28 on the theme of “Stronger Together.” The “CEO” of the DNC is designated…
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Articles of Association – Nov 2014 pb
“GRIEVANCES AND DISTRESSES” by James Still, ©2014 (Nov. 1, 2014) — Encouraged by the Suffolk Resolves, the First Continental Congress passed the Articles of Association in hopes that a boycott of British goods would encourage a redress of grievances and repeal of the Intolerable Acts. Abraham Lincoln noted the significance of this moment: “The Union…
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Court-Martial: Unconstitutional Institution for Constitutional Defenders
WHY ARE MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY NOT PROTECTED BY THE FIFTH AMENDMENT? by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 3, 2013) — In May 2006, seven U.S. Marines and one Navy corpsman were accused of murdering an unarmed Iraqi man in the town of Al Hamdania, Iraq. Marine Sgt. Lawrence Hutchins III was one of the eight charged…
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The “Articles of Freedom”
THE RESULTING DOCUMENT OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS OF 2009 By KJ Kaufman (Dec. 27, 2009) — In November of 2009, a historic event was held in St. Charles, IL at the Pheasant Run Resort. The event was a Continental Congress, the third to be held in our Nation’s history. Many have confused a Continental Congress…
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We Have Come Full Circle
IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT, SENATE TAKES FIRST VOTE TO RETURN TO TYRANNY Editorial by KJ Kaufman (Dec. 21, 2009) — Many of us were taught that the American fight for Independence began as a fight of no taxation without representation as the Colonists were being taxed by King George III when the Colonists had…