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First In Freedom, Its More Than A Slogan
First in Freedom? What does it mean to you? Here in North Carolina, we’re pretty damn proud of our heritage. We are so proud that we were “First In Freedom” that we put it on our license plates. How many of you know the origins of such a claim? What do the two dates sewn into our flag, May 20, 1775 and April 12, 1776 stand for? Why is it important now? In the months leading up to the signing of our Declaration of Independence from the British Crown, North Carolinians were defiant and not about to yield to a tyrant. Many had settled on the North American continent fleeing tyranny and oppression. On May 21st, 1775, a group of delegates met near Charlotte, where they drafted and signed the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence after hearing about the Battles of Lexington and Concord. The colony of North Carolina dissolved its relationship with Great Britain, declaring that it was a free people and would no longer be ruled by the monarch in England. There has been much debate concerning the exact date and the original content of the output of these early patriots in Mecklenburg County. NC still proudly displays this date on the flag, our license plates, and many other items. https://www.loc.gov/resource/rbpe.1350010a/?st=text   The second date, April 12, 1776, is the date of the Halifax Resolves, a product of the Fourth Provincial Congress, North Carolina Assembly. With the input from counties across the colony, the 83 delegates unanimously adopted said resolutions to become the first American colony to call for severance of all ties to Britain and independence for the North American colonies formerly ruled by the British Crown. https://northcarolinahistory.org/encyclopedia/halifax-resolves/  We are now in a battle with a government that has grown beyond recognition to those early-day patriots. We must have the same courage and resolve that they showed to stop the overpowering and unconstitutional actions that are oppressing our freedoms and threatening our future. The Constitution provides a means for Americans to act through their state government and their local representatives. Article V of the Constitution allows for amendments to be proposed by individual states. 19 states have approved resolutions, and 34 are required. North Carolina, is proud, and competitive, and we’ve never been a state to shy away from a challenge, we cannot let this be the first time that we are hesitant to answer the call. We don’t want to fail to step up, or God forbid, to be last. Our NC senators have taken an oath to uphold the Constitution. They swore they would represent us in their campaigns to get elected. We have pushed and will continue to push our senators to pass the COS resolution, HJR235, and it is time. Do it now in the spirit of the Mecklenburg Declaration and the Halifax Resolves! We are “First in Freedom” and it would be distasteful and agonizing to be last to approve the Convention of States resolution. Join us in the fight to push the resolution through the NC State Senate. Make a phone call to your senator, send an email, write a letter, or even volunteer with COS to make NC the 20th state to pass a resolution for a Convention of States where we the people can have input into our federal government and how we are represented in Washington. |
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