The countries birthday is here. Does it mean anything to you?

Answer 1

Of course.

Answer 2

This year it especially seems to mean more. With all of the
problems going on now it seems that my patriotic hackles
are rearing more every day.
I have taken the time to read the Constitution and the Bill of
Rights and also the amendments to read about our rights,
and feel good about having them. I have reinforced my knowing that it is I, a voter who votes politicians into their offices. And it is they, who must obide by the will of the people. And not try to force anything down our throats to fit their purposes.
I feel next year, there should be a major overhaul of all the
seats of congress and senate, and hope for a miracle in the
seat of our presidency as well. We can make it happen.

Answer 3

Although I'm a foreigner I would like to say to all who celebrate the 4th of July...

It's an American morning, an American day. It's the 4th of July. God Bless America and Happy Independence Day!

Answer 4

Yes, I am grateful 56 men gave up their lives and fortunes so I could live free.

Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army, another had two sons captured. Nine of the
56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War. They signed, and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor.
What kind of men were they?
Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation owners, men of means, well-educated. But they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they were captured.
Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties to pay his debts, and died in rags. Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he
was forced to move his family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and poverty was his reward.
Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer, Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton.
At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr., noted that the British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters. He quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt. Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his wife, and she died within a few months.
John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying. Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid to waste. For more than a year he lived in forests and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his children vanished. A few weeks later he died from
exhaustion and a broken heart. Norris and Livingston suffered similar fates.
Such were the stories and sacrifices of the American Revolution. These were not wild-eyed, rabble-rousing ruffians. They were soft-spoken men of means and
education. They had security, but they valued liberty more. Standing tall, straight, and unwavering, they pledged: "For the support of this declaration, with firm reliance on the protection of the divine providence, we mutually
pledge to each other, our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor."
They gave you and me a free and independent America. The history books never told us a lot of what happened in the Revolutionary War. Our forefathers didn't just fight the British. They were British subjects at that time, and they fought
their own government! Some of us take these liberties so much for granted...and we shouldn't.
So, let's take a few moments while enjoying our 4th of July holiday and silently appreciate these patriots and thank the God who moved them. It's not much to ask for the price they paid.

Submitted by Neednuttin in 1998.

Answer 5

How many countries celebrate an birthday on July Fourth?

Oh! You meant to say, "The country's birthday is here." Gotcha!

Answer 6

It means everything to me. The day this nation was truly born. The signing of one of the greatest documents know to man. It is nearly as important to me as the Birthdays of my kids, nearly.

To the leftist (example chimpy mcflightsuit above) it is a day off of their miserable jobs. And even if that comment is made in jest, I take supreme offense to lessening the significance of this day.

Answer 7

I know we have a lot of problems, but not like other countries, a lot of men died, so we can eat Bar-B-Q, and not sour Kraut, and Rice on the 4th. I solute all these men, and all in uniform now. God Bless America.!!!!!

Answer 8

yes it does we enjoy what many in the world shall never know, its called freedom. I think of the sacrifices made though out our nations history by men women and children to keep America Free!

Answer 9

Yes, it means that america was willing to fight for slavery and thumb their noses at the british abolitionists.

Answer 10

Hello Christ say: "Yes. It reminds of the things this country is about and stands for. Independence Day inspires to continue to fight for a country nearly totally ruined in only a few short years by the worst administration in the country's history . It will take much longer to fix, but its worth it."

Answer 11

Yes, I love my country, and I love celebrating all of our freedoms.