Happy Independence Day, America!
 

I do hope everyone has a great day ... even if you're not from the US. :)

Thanks DB, and to you and yours! :)

Happy Birthday to all you Americans.

235 today.

We've had a hell of a good run.

Been an average day so far...gotta get to work in a few, animals dont' take holidays.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

--United States Declaration of Independence

Here's to treason!

Treason with a good reason.

So long as I'm the arbiter of what constitutes a good reason.

We can't get all democratic with this.

Remember, the USA was founded as a treason against HRH George III of England.

I agree Oldfart, it was treason with a great reason. No taxation without representation was just one of them. However, it was still treason.

We're tapdancing towards the freedom fighter/terrorist chestnut.

We won't upset the birthday party.

More or less in my initial post I was referring to the scene in the movie National Treasure, where Nicholas Cage was toasting the treason that men who signed the Declaration of Independence committed by signing said document.

Sorta thought that.

That sounds like a dangerously slippery slope. :p

And I have a SOFA leading to it.

Peoria celebrated in style with the largest fireworks display outside Chicago ... ever. And, this year with Chicago not hosting their usual display because of financial reason ... the largest in the state. It was magnificent.

It looks like they had fun.

Nice pic DB!!!!

We got back from Michigan in time for fireworks.

*** BUMP ***

Happy 4th of July … and God Bless America!!

I'm celebrating by preparing for tomorrow, when I will be participating in the Canvass II, when the last of the absentee & provisional votes from the most recent primary election are counted.

Serving as an election judge in a non-partisan manner is the most patriotic thing I can think of to do.

You got that right, GG!