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"Struggle is a never-ending process. Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation." ~ Coretta Scott King
#Juneteenth #FreedomDay #June19
Per Sen Cassidy, to win Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary confirmation, RFK Jr "committed that he will work within current vaccine approval ... systems." If true, RFK Jr. broke that promise in May. Sen Cassidy chairs the committee overseeing HHS. Time to #RestoreOrder.
Given its questionable history in the United States, should there be a Constitutional amendment to revoke or limit the President`s clemency powers? What do you think? 🤔
#PresidentialPardon
#GetOutOfJailFreeCard
On this Memorial Day, we pause to honor those who gave their lives in service to our nation.
At the Benjamin Franklin Party, we believe that freedom isn`t a slogan—it`s a responsibility.
The best way to honor that sacrifice is by working toward a more just, civil, and united America.
#MemorialDay #MorePerfectUnion #FranklinParty
Should we be shrinking the social safety net while increasing our military?
#Medicaid #OneBigBeautifulBill
The plane would become Trump`s Air Force One.
What do you think?
No, because it could be a Trojan Horse?
Yes, because we accepted the Statue of Liberty as a gift from France?
Other thoughts? 🤔
#AirForceOne #Qatar #Boeing747
The 2nd Trump Administration is now 100 days old. What grade would you give it so far? Terrific? Terrible? Mixed?
#100Days #Trump2 #ReportCard
The Montana #Republican Party recently expelled 9 state senators for working with #Democrats on senate rules (not policy). This means they are no longer Republicans and will not receive party funds. Appropriate? Heavy-handed? What do you think?
Source – https://bit.ly/gopmt
President Trump has proposed forcibly exiling "homegrown" U.S. citizens convicted of violent crimes to foreign prisons. Thoughts? 🤔
#14A #8A #ValentineVsUnitedStates
The Constitution gives Congress authority over tariffs. Over time, Congress delegated much of that authority to the President. Is it time for Congress to take some of that authority back?
#Tariffs #S1272 #TradeReviewAct
The Department of Justice (DOJ) in the Democratic Biden administration brought corruption charges against the Democratic mayor of New York City, Eric Adams. The DOJ in the Republican Trump administration dropped all the charges against Adams. 𝗪𝗵𝘆?
#EricAdams #DOJ #JudgeHo
President Trump has been talking lately about a 3rd term, which he says is possible. What are your thoughts on this idea?
#22A #Trump
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Benjamin Franklin, writing under the pseudonym Richard Saunders (AKA "Poor Richard"), published Poor Richard's Almanack from 1732 to 1758. The almanack provided useful information, proverbial wisdom, and humor to the American colonies.
In keeping with Franklin's legacy, Poor Richard's Blog tackles today’s complex issues and the foundations of the Franklin Party, while hopefully also dispensing some wisdom and good humor along the way.
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Poor Richard's Blog
Benjamin Franklin, writing under the pseudonym Richard Saunders (AKA "Poor Richard"), published Poor Richard's Almanack from 1732 to 1758. The almanack provided useful information, proverbial wisdom, and humor to the American colonies.
In keeping with Franklin's legacy, Poor Richard's Blog tackles today’s complex issues and the foundations of the Franklin Party, while hopefully also dispensing some wisdom and good humor along the way.
Welcome to the Franklin Party Newsletter!
Declarations
On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress approved a document with the heading “The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America.” While it didn’t have this title, that document became known as “The Declaration of Independence” because, among other things, it declared the political independence of the newly formed American states from Great Britain. But this document made other monumental declarations as well.
For example, it declared that “all men are created equal” and that they are endowed with the unalienable rights of “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” This watershed document further declared that governments derive “their just powers from the consent of the governed.” And, importantly, this document declared for the first time that these newly formed states, “free and independent” from Great Britain, were “united” with each other. In fact, the last line of the Declaration declares that “we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.”
So, you could say this seminal document wasn’t just a Declaration of Independence, it was also a Declaration of INTERdependence. And our new nation went even further to declare this interdependence on its Great Seal with the Latin phrase, E pluribus unum, “Out of many, one.”
Today there are many forces threatening to tear America asunder: hyperpartisanship, culture wars, tribalism, political polarization, and incivility. It is time for us to remember the unifying declarations that formed our great nation. Our lives, fortunes, and sacred honor are bound together. This July 4th let’s declare our independence from the modern adversaries that would rip us apart, and redeclare our interdependence to each other.
Happy In(ter)dependence Day!
Yours in republic keeping,
James Carroll
BFPNC Chair
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