Celebrate freedom this year, regardless of if your preferred grill is in the crosshairs of the climate tyrants.
IER (7/3/23) blog: "Driving, grilling, and fireworks—the three activities most associated with the July Fourth weekend—are the opposite of 'climate friendly.' So, just imagine this nightmare: a U.S. Department of Climate regulating those actions during this holiday—and every other day. Fortunately, there is good news for citizen voters who are interested in celebrating energy affordability and reliability: the fresh West Virginia vs. EPA Supreme Court ruling. The majority opinion makes for good reading. Climate exaggeration and false alarms have taken their toll, but energy independence from the climate road to serfdom has an exit ramp. Although 'Independence Day' refers primarily to Jefferson’s Declaration proclaiming the colonies independent from Great Britain, the document clearly states that we are by nature independent from those who would seek to hold power over us. The public officials that we typically think of as 'rulers' are simply servants, hired by the people to carry out precisely one duty: to secure and protect the rights of citizens to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Because these rights can be violated only by means of coercion (exercised by criminals and foreign invaders), the Declaration admits that those servants must have a superior coercive power: government. But wise citizens, it tells us, will give to their governmental servants only as much power as is necessary for the purpose of securing the individual’s rights to freedom of action. And citizens will structure that power in ways that hinder governmental servants from exceeding their mandate."
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"We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor."Â
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– Declaration of Independence
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