If Freedom is Free Then Let Freedom Ring

I believe America was at first defined by freedom, then after time, America defined freedom, altering the definition to fit the recess it fits in, but keeping key components so it still gives the impression of staying true to the ideas of America’s founding fathers. America is the across-the-board symbol of freedom. However, if truth be told, is it free? Does the history of America remain faithful to the views of our forefathers? Or has the definition been altered to fit American politics, its politicians, and their policies? Has freedom defined America? Or has America defined freedom?

America’s Founding Fathers felt that this concept was of paramount importance when they were deciding what the United States of America would be, and for what raison d’être would it serve the people... So much so that they wrote this line into the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence, “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. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” The importance of this paragraph is the basis for our system of government. This is what sets America apart from all other countries in the world. If you understand what this means, you know that our government is now trying to take control of many of the areas of our life, and taking away our liberty, and our freedom to make our own decisions. The Biden administration is not taking their powers from the consent of the governed, they are telling us that we are not bright enough to discuss, much less contest the issues of health care, climate change, energy, First and Second Amendment Rights, immigration, abortion, taxes, trade/economics... They are telling us that they know better than we do, what is best for us. They want to take away select freedoms to do what they think best, not what we the American citizen want. For whatever value or merit, it seems to have to you, I am of the belief; Let freedom ring wherever minds know what it means to be in chains. Let freedom ring wherever hearts know pain. Let freedom echo through the lonely streets where prisons have no key. We know right from wrong. We can be free, and we can sing, even shout it from the rooftops... Let Freedom Ring!