In the United States of America, July fourth is more than a celebration of our independence as a sovereign nation.  We celebrate the independence of the individual from tyranny, a word that appears four times in the Declaration of Independence.  In 1776, the small group that controlled the populace was the British aristocracy.  Today, tyranny is returning.  Instead of control by a hereditary aristocracy, we are increasingly under the thumb of a professional political class. On July fourth, Americans honor personal freedom.  Yet Democrats want us to give up our freedom and make ourselves totally dependent on Washington.  If they were honest, they would introduce a bill to rename the Fourth of July "Day of Dependence" or "Entitlement Day." Entitlement means "having a right to something."  When Americans think of rights, they immediately turn to the Bill of Rights, the first Ten...(Read Full Post)