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Today I have a feature opinion piece in the California Post (the graphic is about that). Much of the column is content that was in an earlier column on SDIM linked further below, but this column does have a fresh and alarming update on the LA Mayor’s race - right at the top. So click through HERE for that (no paywall).
BELOW ARE SIX STORIES FROM THIS WEEK THAT YOU MAY HAVE MISSED!
Tired Of This Endless Waiting? Supreme Court And Postal Service Changes Could Upend California’s Mail Ballot System
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So, Does It Matter, LIVE! The REPLAY - Election Night Results Review Edition!
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Top Ten Winners & Losers In California Politics For The Week Ending 5/29 - And We Present The Worst Week In Politics Video…
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America’s Debt Crisis May Be Far Worse Than Washington Admits
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During Public Safety Crises, Democrats Perform; Republicans Lead
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One More Video… A Podcast Interview With Susan Shelly of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association…
On This Date In 1776…
THE FIRST STEP TOWARD AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
On June 7, 1776, the march toward American independence entered a decisive new phase when Virginia delegate Richard Henry Lee rose before the Second Continental Congress and introduced a resolution declaring that the colonies “are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States.”
While Americans celebrate Independence Day on July 4, the road to that historic moment did not begin there. Lee’s resolution was the official starting point of the process that would ultimately produce the Declaration of Independence.
At the time, the colonies had already been at war with Great Britain for more than a year. Yet many leaders still hoped for reconciliation with the Crown. Lee’s proposal forced Congress to confront the central question: Should the colonies remain part of the British Empire, or become a nation of their own?
Congress postponed a final vote to allow several colonies time to instruct their delegates. In the meantime, a committee led by Thomas Jefferson was tasked with drafting a document explaining why independence was necessary.
Over the following weeks, delegates debated, negotiated, and refined both the case for independence and the principles upon which a new nation would be founded. Congress voted for independence on July 2, 1776, and approved the final text of the Declaration of Independence on July 4.
But it all began with Lee’s resolution on June 7.
The Declaration of Independence was not a single day’s work. It was the culmination of a deliberate process that began when Congress first formally considered the idea of the American colonies becoming free and independent states.
This is a fun 2 1/2 minute video narrated by… RIchard Henry Lee! (Well, the AI version…) Courtesy of The White House!