[DumpsterDiver]

"Today, we have gathered here to celebrate our nation's birthday and the freedoms given to us by our Founding Fathers."

I disagree that our freedoms were "given to us by our founding fathers". IMO, our freedoms were recognized and acknowledged by the founders.

"Are we keeping them?"

Well, it ain't lookin' too good.

[steplock]

Semantics, semantics.

We are not all lawyers. So the slight "accepted misuse" of the specific language structure - "given to us" vs "recognized & acknowledged by" - is forgivable.

Only LAWYERS and POLITCIANS and other "EVIL ONES" would scream out, "SEE! We give so we take away!"

( ( just having a lil fun this morning! ) )