[INSIDE JW]

Happy Thanksgiving!

[[link removed]]
Each year I like to remind our supporters to recall what life was
like for the Pilgrims who arrived on these shores in December of 1620.
As the Plimoth Plantation
[[link removed]]
describes:

> Many of the colonists fell ill. They were probably suffering from
> scurvy and pneumonia caused by a lack of shelter in the cold, wet
> weather. Although the Pilgrims were not starving, their sea diet was
> very high in salt, which weakened their bodies on the long journey
> and during that first winter. As many as two or three people died
> each day during their first two months on land. Only 52 people
> survived the first year in Plymouth. When _Mayflower_ left Plymouth
> on April 5, 1621, she sailed back to England with only half of her
> crew.

Nevertheless, a year after their arrival they sat down for a feast of
thanksgiving. They had befriended and made a treaty of mutual
protection with the Pokanoket Wampanoag leader, Ousamequin, also known
as Massasoit to the Pilgrims.
In the fall of 1621, the colonists marked their first harvest with a
three-day celebration. Massasoit and 90 of his men joined the English
for feasting and entertainment. In the 1800s this famous celebration
became the basis for the story of the First Thanksgiving.

It would be easy to focus on the passing difficulties of our time,
especially for those of us who fight daily to preserve the God-given
liberties that have blessed this land since the time of the Pilgrims.
But, as they did, we must pause to reflect on all that is good and on
the Source of this goodness. And as President Washington reminded
Americans in his 1789 first Thanksgiving Proclamation
[[link removed]],
we
must also pray for good, constitutional government:

> …beseech him to pardon our national and other transgressions—to
> enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our
> several and relative duties properly and punctually—to render our
> national government a blessing to all the people, by constantly
> being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws,
> discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed…
As I reflect on this, I am particularly thankful for all of you who
donate to support our just cause
[[link removed]]
and for your
many messages of encouragement, you send to me and my hard-working
Judicial Watch colleagues who, in “private stations,” work for a
“wise, just, and constitutional” government. We will continue to
fight for the truth and transparency, shed light into the darkness and
be a small beacon of hope for you and of other patriots of our great
nation.

Thank you for your continued support
[[link removed]]
and, on behalf
of all of us at Judicial Watch, I wish you and yours a most blessed
Thanksgiving!

Until next week,





[Contribute]
[[link removed]]


<a
href="[link removed]"
target="_blank"><img
src="[link removed]"
style="width:100%;height:auto;" alt="advertisement"></a>

[32x32x1]
[[link removed]]

[32x32x2]
[[link removed]]

[32x32x3]
[[link removed]]

[32x32x3]
[[link removed]]

Judicial Watch, Inc.
425 3rd St Sw Ste 800
Washington, DC 20024

202.646.5172



© 2017 - 2022, All Rights Reserved
Manage Email Subscriptions
[[link removed]]
|
Unsubscribe
[[link removed]]

View in browser
[[link removed]]