Can any of you imagine the intensity of our founding father’s patriotism?  I would say that no one since has even come close.  To compare what we feel and what we are doing for our country; can it be the same caliber, the same all consuming need to protect our country’s freedom?  To begin with, I would say most people believe that “we the people,” the ordinary Americans, are more patriotic than our elected government officials.  And what of the non-elected government workers?  How much patriotism do they have?  How many of those government people would be willing to lay down their lives for America’s freedom?  Our American Heroes are everyday American’s, from all walks of life.  They are the men and women that make up our military, who are willing to pay the ultimate sacrifice for our country.  Times change and people have grown complacent, society has run amuck.  The down hill slope is slick and dangerous.  Is it too late?  Can America’s grassroots movement to take its country back accomplish their goal?  Absolutely!  For the people who have been thinking the Tea Party movement would not last, think again!  American Patriots are making a difference and we aren’t done!  Rich or poor, black or white, short, fat, man, woman or child they are all a part of the movement.  The only category we fit into is AMERICAN PATRIOT!!!  We want adherence to the Constitution, we want fiscal responsibility, and we want the freedom to remain a free society with the opportunities to achieve financial stability and success, the right to pursue happiness, the right to LIFE for everyone.  Our country was founded on God, the God who created us; and our government thinks they can remove God from our way of life?  I shudder to think of the accountability for those involved in that process.  What is the most important thing in our lifetime?  To believe without doubting that there is but one true God, and that you ask for forgiveness of sin and receive salvation.  After this is family, friends and country.  We are a Godly people, yet we all are sinners.  Not a one amongst us is without sin.  We should not judge one another, yet it is our responsibility to uphold the law of our country, it is our responsibility to overthrow an unjust government.  The battle must be won with ballots, not bullets.  As we get ready to celebrate our Independence please don’t forget the men involved, the sacrifices they made, the risk to their lives and the safety of their families, the importance of their work and the freedoms they granted to the United States of America and it’s legal inhabitants.  The 4th of July shouldn’t just be about picnics, camping and fireworks.  Please make sure your children and grandchildren know who our founding fathers are, what they risked, and what they accomplished.  Last but not least, every American needs to stand up and protect what our founding fathers did for us.  How many of us would have walked in their shoes and did what they did?  We as Americans owe it to our country, STAND UP, STAND STRONG, and DON’T BACK DOWN, WE ARE AMERICA!  God bless our troops, and God bless our country.