{"id":754,"date":"2006-07-04T09:24:22","date_gmt":"2006-07-04T14:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.starkeith.net\/coredump\/?p=754"},"modified":"2009-06-11T18:29:16","modified_gmt":"2009-06-11T22:29:16","slug":"happy-independence-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.starkeith.net\/coredump\/2006\/07\/04\/happy-independence-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Independence Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, it’s the 4th of July again. Time to celebrate the ratification of the Declaration of Independence<\/a>. Which, by the way, if you haven’t ever read it before (or haven’t read it in a while), I highly recommend clicking on that link there and reading the whole thing (including the Constitution itself). It’s amazing, even today, to think that such short documents have held together such a huge and diverse nation. The founding fathers really knew what they were doing!<\/p>\n

Anyway, here’s hoping everyone has a safe, happy, and healthy Independence Day. Enjoy it – and the freedom that comes with it. Happy 4th of July, everyone!<\/p>\n

p.s. If you’d like a more in-depth review of the constitution, check out the Wikipedia<\/a> article on it. It’s quite good!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Well, it’s the 4th of July again. Time to celebrate the ratification of the Declaration of Independence. 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