Our Republic…Can we keep it????

This week, as I have been reflecting on the ongoing attacks on our personal freedoms, my mind drifted back to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787, where some of the great minds of human history gathered to formulate the United States of America.

Following many passionate pleas and plans were offered, a series of compromises were reached and on August 6, the Convention recognized the initial draft of the Constitution. A few weeks later, members gathered for the final time in order to formally sign the great document.

On the day the Convention closed, September 18, a woman named Mrs. Powel had been restlessly waiting to learn of the proceedings. As the wise Benjamin Franklin came outside, she asked, “Well Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?”

And his reply troubles me today. He said, “A republic, if you can keep it.”

Those are pointed words: If you can keep it.

Today, many modern lawmakers, described as “Statists” by author Mark Levin, have little interest in the values of our founding. Mr. Levin, in his “Liberty and Tyranny,” writes, “The Statist is not interested in what the Framers said or intended. He is interested only in what he says and he intends.” It is little wonder that we are witnessing our republic slipping away.

I wish all my readers a wonderful Independence Day celebration. Please take time to pray for and thank God for our nation and to communicate with your children/grandchildren the importance of America and our freedoms.

Happy 4th of July!!!!

Aaron

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