All five, that is: five freedoms in one bill, for all of us, every one. Of thee I sing.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Not a bill of goods. A right good bill, though.
A bill of rights.
The bill has been paid, yes, by many soldiers. But also, by many judges. (And, yes, lawyers.) Law officers. Journalists. Religious leaders. Protestors. Heck, even bloggers.
Anyone who’s defended these rights for others. Use your imagination.
And just maybe, to use these rights is a way to defend them, to remind us that we have them, to keep their blood flowing fresh.
Maybe, just maybe, freedom’s like youth: use it, or lose it.
My, my, my: 219 years old on December 15. Yep, Congress proposed it on September 25, 1789. But you know how those pesky lawmakers can be. It finally went into effect on December 15, 1791.
And if you think the Bill of Rights
comes just once a month, then you might not be smarter than a 5th grader!
Wonder what those pesky lawmakers will do when the national debt comes due…or when the postman rings twice for a sustainable way of life? For your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free may already be here. And they are us.
Let freedom ring! (I’ll get it.)
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