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By Mona Lease
    
Hi, all!!   I'm done - I'm leaving this place. I'm going to that new land where you can do what you want - when you want - and with whom you want. I have the right to speak my mind. I have the right to pray or not pray. How I spend my money is my business. The government can't tell me which church I can attend. Just because I look different is not a reason to whisper about me - or say what my parents did or did not do to "deserve this." If I want to gamble away all of my money - that's my right. I earned it - I'll spend it any way I choose. I can make more - all I need to do is work. I have the right to defend my family. If someone tries to hurt us - I'll kill them. If I catch another man with my wife or my daughter - he's done....I'll see to that. I'm on the next ship out of here.

And over they came - to be free of "laws and rules." From England and later Ireland, Scotland, etc - husbands came to get a "foothold" in the new land. Wives and children came later. Soon cousins, uncles, friends, etc arrived in the land of hope and promise. It was a smelting pot of new food - new languages - new beliefs - new clothes - new ways to "do business" - new skin colors - new ways to worship. Every one expressed their rights - speech, actions, etc, as they desired. There was no formal government to tell anyone what to do. There also was no formal government to turn to for help when someone was harmed - accidentally or not. There also was no formal government to hand down a suitable punishment. (There's a sword that will cut both ways!)

England came over to demand we house their "redcoats" - their soldiers who wore a red uniform dress coat. We had to shelter them - feed them - get them healthy when they were ill - AND follow their rules they brought with them?? We just left that!! Not only no - h### no. And so began the Revolutionary War. Along the way it became evident that laws and rules were a necessary part of life - of everyday life. And there had to be someone to lead all of this. How much power should one person have?? Doesn't everyone deserve a say in their life - in how it's punished and rewarded? Doesn't everyone deserve a fair trial? Doesn't everyone deserve the right to make money and spend it how they see fit?? Doesn't every one deserve to live... day-to-day... how they want and with whom? Yes - they do. But do they have the right to express themselves and make others uneasy or fearful?? No - there are boundaries. Read our Constitution - all of it. The Preamble says:

"We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the Blessing of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this constitution for the United States of America.

Pay particular attention to: "insure domestic Tranquility" Insure (not ensure) like insurance? Are we supposed to be "covered" by our government and be Tranquil - here at home?? That's the meaning of domestic. "...provide for the common defense." That's us ain't it - the "common" working Joe?? We're supposed to be protected - aren't we?? Defense means to defend or be defended.

So after some 400 years here in the new world - we've went "full circle" - haven't we?? All the bickering and drama over "exercising our rights" - isn't this where we "came in" - so to speak?? Isn't this how/why Great Britain sent the Redcoats?? Weren't we trying to figure out all of the above then and not watching our "back door" - as it were??

As a side note: I am not worried about Hillary Clinton's pneumonia or any other health issues. Nor am I worried about any health issues of Donald Trump's. There are other people who have some "power" to make decisions besides the President or any other "seat" in our government. What I am concerned about is the fact that I heard Trump (for myself) say he did not need any money (he did not need donations) - he had his own money. And he was taking his own people to Washington with him. I am a registered Republican. In the last 11 days I have received 3...three...3 letters from the Trump Train committee...asking me for donations.

Remember the kiddies and our service people. Take good care of the furry and feathered ones out there. Be safe and healthy. See ya next time. Ever Toodles!! MONA


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