Freedom comes at a cost. Sometimes it comes at a terrible cost. Over 200 hundred years ago, the Founders of the United States came together in their small communities. They saw the actions of a British King determined to oppress them. Unopposed, they feared the King would unravel their lives. First, he would deprive them of their traditional rights. Next, he would tax their wealth. Finally, he would reduce them to serfs.
The colonists wondered what to do. Some understood the first step. Those men and women gathered their courage. Then they got organized.
The Declaration of Independence marked the official beginning of American Revolution. We celebrate that event on 4th of July. However, with festivities we now call the Boston Tea Party (see here), the violence began on December 16, 1773 .
Those opposed to the ongoing power grab in Washington D. C. want you to join them in a 4th of July celebration that hearkens back to the heroic struggles of our nation’s Founders. You are invited to exercise the freedoms for which men and women like you and I risked their lives. Those freedoms includes the First Amendment right to peacefully assemble and speak your mind.
Event details are available at the official Prince William County VA Tea Party website. RPVNetwork is also providing coverage here.
