Every year at this time, I read the Declaration Of Independence. Sometimes I've read it out loud with a group of friends, or quietly on my own. Each time that I do, I am reminded of the fact that in these days of 1000 page bills by Congress, we were once capable of creating a powerful document short of words and high in purpose and full of right action. Of course being a few hundred years old and many comments are outmoded and discriminatory, yet at the base of these words "we hold these truths to be self-evident," the wisdom to see a different future. The framers were at risk for their outspoken beliefs. Much of what they said back then are strangely apparent and true today. Read it, it won't take long, read it out loud if you can, and share it with family and friends. See the architecture the framers gave this nation to build on. Next week, after the holiday weekend, I urge you to do one thing that you feel reflects the purpose and intent of this document. The important individuals that together made up what we call our fundamental rights would not want their legacy to be in vain. Have we forsaken them? You be the judge...... entire text: Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776