Celebration of Independence

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776

[Except children, who have no expectation of life in their classrooms when men can make lots of money selling guns to other men who need a fetish to feel good about themselves.]

[Except women, who have no expectation of liberty to safeguard the bodies given them by the Creator when religious and political zealots want to dominate the world to their own benefit.]

[Except people of color, who have no expectation to pursue happiness when those of weak character need racial supremacy to succeed in the complex and diverse world given to us by the Creator.]

[Except people living with bodies given by the Creator that do not fit a binary gender, who have no expectation of happiness, when some in our society prefer ignorance over intelligence and punishment over compassion.]