Prelude

It's two days before Independence Day.

July 4th is the day that Americans celebrate as the birth day of our country.

This is the day that a group of men signed the Declaration of Independence, declaring "And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor."

Keep in mind that these men were British citizens, subjects of the Crown of England. That by signing the Declaration they were committing High Treason.

Why would they do this?

These men were The Power Structure of the Colonies - doctors and lawyers, big-time land-owners, publishers and merchants.

Can you see one or two of our current big-time heavy hitters doing this? Knowing that if the Government caught them, they'd be hung by the neck until dead?

Not bloody likely.

So, the question still stands.

Why did these men do this?

Figure it out for yourselves. Put yourself in their shoes.

Would YOU sign? Knowing that if they caught you, they'd string you up?

Would YOU "pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor."?