Tag: Gadsden Flag

  • The Meaning of the Rattlesnake (1775)

    The Meaning of the Rattlesnake (1775)

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    Sharon Rondeau
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    “THE TEMPER AND CONDUCT OF AMERICA” by James Still, RetraceOurSteps.com, ©2017 (Jun. 1, 2017) — The rattlesnake was a significant symbol used throughout the American Revolution.  The Department of War, established in 1789, included a rattlesnake in its seal in recognition of the rattlesnake’s importance.  The Department of the Army (1947), successor to the Department…

  • Nullification redux: Resisting Progressive Tyranny

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    Sharon Rondeau
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    STATES’ RIGHTS VS. AN OVERBEARING FEDERAL GOVERNMENT by Jim Delaney, blogging at http://opinerlog.blogspot.com/2009/10/nullification-movement-resists.html Recently, a friend and I were lamenting the steady dissolution of our Constitution. It seemed to us that the further our politicians have strayed from the spirit, meaning and intent of the Constitution, the more enervated, disunited and dispirited our nation and…