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Illegal immigration dropped as Trump's zero tolerance policy kicked in - Washington Times

Illegal immigration dropped as Trump's zero tolerance policy kicked in - Washington Times:

Illegal immigration on the southwest border appears to have dropped in June, according to new numbers reported Monday, suggesting President Trump’s zero tolerance policy may have been successful in changing the calculations for would-be migrants.

What is the rest of the story?

What is the rest of the story?
Tara Ross
"On this day in 1776, the Continental Congress adopts our Declaration of Independence. 
It had already resolved on July 2 that “these United Colonies are, and, of right, ought to be, Free and Independent States . . . .” 
Now it formally adopted a written document, too.
It took nearly a month to write the Declaration! 
You may know that Thomas Jefferson was the primary author, but he had help, too.
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The Passing of The Declaration of Independence - John Adams - HBO

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5 Forgotten Signers of the Declaration of Independence | Intellectual Takeout

5 Forgotten Signers of the Declaration of Independence | Intellectual Takeout
"On July 2, 1776, the Continental Congress made a momentous decision: it voted to “dissolve the connection” with Great Britain.
The war had entered a new stage and everyone knew it.
“We are in the very midst of a revolution,” John Adams wrote, “the most complete, unexpected, and remarkable of any in the history of nations.”
We celebrate the Declaration of Independence today, but the men signing it knew they could be signing their own death warrants. 

Bear in mind, up until July 1776, the conflict had been relatively tame. 

But by putting their name to a document declaring independence, the signers were committing public treason. 

There was no going back. If the colonies failed, they would likely hang. 

But they signed, putting their lives and fortunes at risk.
Many of the names of the signatories are familiar to us. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, future presidents. 

John Hancock, president of the congress and the first man to sign the Declaration. Richard Henry Lee and Francis Lightfoot Lee, members of the prestigious Virginia family. 

There was, of course, Ben Franklin, America’s renaissance man. Dr. Benjamin Rush, the enlightened surgeon. 

Other names—Livingston, Gerry, Morris, Wythe, etc.—are also familiar, if vaguely so.
But what about the rest? 

Fifty-six delegates signed the Declaration of Independence (probably on Aug. 2, 1776, but possibly on July 4, or a combination of the two dates). Who were they?
The majority of names on the Declaration mean nothing to us, or almost nothing. 

They are forgotten to all but historians, history buffs, and a smattering of people claiming lineage to a signer of the Declaration of Independence. 

In many cases, they were men equally great or close to it. 

Here are five you may not be familiar with:

1. John Witherspoon (1723–1794)

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Steve Hilton: I didn’t get the true genius of America’s founders till I moved here. Here’s what worries me now. | Fox News

Steve Hilton: I didn’t get the true genius of America’s founders till I moved here. Here’s what worries me now. | Fox News:

It wasn’t until I actually lived in the U.S. that I started to understand the true genius of America’s founders and what they put in place two-and-a-half centuries ago. I saw it in the way that contemporary political debates are conducted with reference to the framers’ intent. I saw it in the huge importance of Supreme Court rulings – reported and debated with a prominence commensurate with the judiciary’s status as a co-equal branch of government – but totally alien to someone familiar with the British system.

RIGHT SENTIMENT, WRONG DAY: On this day in 1776 (and not July 4th), the Continental Congress voted…

RIGHT SENTIMENT, WRONG DAY: �On this day in 1776 (and not July 4th), the Continental Congress voted…
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RIGHT SENTIMENT, WRONG DAY:  On this day in 1776 (and not July 4th), the Continental Congress voted for independence from Great Britain.  
The next day, in a letter to Abigail, John Adams rhapsodized:

The Second Day of July 1776, will be the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival. It ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance by solemn Acts of Devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more.

Yes, we did eventually come to celebrate Independence Day with parades, bonfires and illuminations. 
But we chose the 4^th of July (the day the Declaration of Independence was adopted and signed) rather than the 2^nd of July when the vote for independence was taken.

• Here’s one way the difference might matter:  

Choosing the 4^th made Jefferson the most significant figure in the story, since he wrote the Declaration. 
If the 2^nd had caught on as the day to celebrate, it would have put Adams more at the center, since he was the more important oral advocate for independence.--Posted by Gail Heriot 

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History for July 4

History for July 4 - On-This-Day.com
Nathaniel Hawthorne 1804, Stephen Foster 1826, Calvin Coolidge (U.S.) 1872 - 30th President of the United States
  

Rube Goldberg 1883, Mitch Miller 1911, Ann Landers 1918/Abigail Van Buren 1918


1776 - The amended Declaration of Independence, prepared by Thomas Jefferson, was approved and signed by John Hancock, the President of the Continental Congress in America.


1802 - The U.S. Military Academy officially opened at West Point, NY.


1803 - The Louisiana Purchase was announced in newspapers. The property was purchased, by the U.S. from France, was for $15 million (or 3 cents an acre). The "Corps of Discovery," led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, began the exploration of the territory on May 14, 1804.


1817 - Construction began on the Erie Canal, to connect Lake Erie and the Hudson River.


1848 - In Washington, DC, the cornerstone for the Washington Monument was laid.


1960 - The 50-star U.S. flag made its debut in Philadelphia, PA.


1966 - U.S. President Johnson signed the Freedom of Information Act, which went into effect the following year.


1976 - The U.S. celebrated its Bicentennial.

Supreme Court teaches the Resistance how government works

Supreme Court teaches the Resistance how government works:

Presidents often try to stretch their powers. But this is very clearly not one of those cases. When Congress passed the Immigration and Nationality Act, it gave every president power that goes beyond what presidents can do on most mere domestic questions. The language in the law could not be any clearer than it is: