Great Post!
Posted on 07/02/2017 9:40:04 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
On this day in 1776, the Second Continental Congress, assembled in Philadelphia, formally adopts Richard Henry Lee’s resolution for independence from Great Britain. The vote is unanimous, with only New York abstaining.
The resolution had originally been presented to Congress on June 7, but it soon became clear that New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and South Carolina were as yet unwilling to declare independence, though they would likely be ready to vote in favor of a break with England in due course. Thus, Congress agreed to delay the vote on Lees Resolution until July 1. In the intervening period, Congress appointed a committee to draft a formal declaration of independence. Its members were John Adams of Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, Roger Sherman of Connecticut, Robert R. Livingston of New York and Thomas Jefferson of Virginia. Thomas Jefferson, well-known to be the best writer of the group, was selected to be the primary author of the document, which was presented to Congress for review on June 28, 1776.
On July 1, 1776, debate on the Lee Resolution resumed as planned, with a majority of the delegates favoring the resolution. Congress thought it of the utmost importance that independence be unanimously proclaimed. To ensure this, they delayed the final vote until July 2, when 12 colonial delegations voted in favor of it, with the New York delegates abstaining, unsure of how their constituents would wish them to vote. John Adams wrote that July 2 would be celebrated as the most memorable epoch in the history of America. Instead, the day has been largely forgotten in favor of July 4, when Jeffersons edited Declaration of Independence was adopted.
And in other news, my father would have turned 94 today. I know where he is; I hope he is smiling at his son, while worshipping God the Son.
In the terms of this world, the nation’s birth was much more important than the man’s. In God’s eyes, a sparrow does not fall without His knowing.
Can you imagine if Independence Day was in January or something? I think the stars really aligned for it to be on July 4th. It’s halfway through the year, it’s summer, and the Fourth just has that ring to it.
Great Post!
It's Morning in America, once again!
The sun is just over the horizon.
Thank you President Trump!!!!
God bless America.
Martina McBride
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUJ98uftF5o
“The United States of America is the greatest, the noblest and,
in its original founding principles,
the only moral country in the history of the world.”
~ Ayn Rand
God bless America! We need it more than ever.
Actually, I’ve wished our Declaration occurred during the modern school year. Study our Founding document instead of black history for a month.
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