Patriot Chuck Norris
Here's something that fits my way of doing things perfectly:
I have recently become aware that Chuck Norris is a columnist. In his latest column he calls for us to show our patriot side and fly an old version of Old Glory this year. The 13 star Betsy Ross, or the Gadsden flag ("Don't Tread on Me") are both prime examples of Old Glory as she once was.
His reasoning for this is to spread awareness of how our government once was and how the Founders intended it to be. By flying non-50-star Old Glories we prompt others to ask questions which then allows us to explain that we want to return to the revolutionary Revolution Era ideas that formed this country into one indivisible whole.
On top of this I have my own challenge to issue.
The Founding Fathers were well read, educated, and civil minded. I encourage you to develop all three of these traits but I want to focus, for the moment, on the first part: well read. In order to understand what the constitution was supposed to be, we have to understand the centuries of thinking that lay behind it and how that thinking was applied in the Founders' time.
Thus I am compiling a list of documents, philosophers, and books that the Founder's may have read. On top of this I am adding the writings of people who lived through the Revolution or saw the fruits that came of it and, as the capstone, I will also collect the writings and correspondences, biographies and autobiographies of all of the Founders. This list will be rather long and intense so, in the meantime, I have found a shorter list that will suffice.
My specific challenge is for you to read the Constitution (including all amendments), the Declaration of Independence, one of the books on the 'Core Library' list, and at least one of the books on the 'Alternative Library' list. For each of these readings write down what you learned, noticed, or thought.
I have recently become aware that Chuck Norris is a columnist. In his latest column he calls for us to show our patriot side and fly an old version of Old Glory this year. The 13 star Betsy Ross, or the Gadsden flag ("Don't Tread on Me") are both prime examples of Old Glory as she once was.
His reasoning for this is to spread awareness of how our government once was and how the Founders intended it to be. By flying non-50-star Old Glories we prompt others to ask questions which then allows us to explain that we want to return to the revolutionary Revolution Era ideas that formed this country into one indivisible whole.
On top of this I have my own challenge to issue.
The Founding Fathers were well read, educated, and civil minded. I encourage you to develop all three of these traits but I want to focus, for the moment, on the first part: well read. In order to understand what the constitution was supposed to be, we have to understand the centuries of thinking that lay behind it and how that thinking was applied in the Founders' time.
Thus I am compiling a list of documents, philosophers, and books that the Founder's may have read. On top of this I am adding the writings of people who lived through the Revolution or saw the fruits that came of it and, as the capstone, I will also collect the writings and correspondences, biographies and autobiographies of all of the Founders. This list will be rather long and intense so, in the meantime, I have found a shorter list that will suffice.
My specific challenge is for you to read the Constitution (including all amendments), the Declaration of Independence, one of the books on the 'Core Library' list, and at least one of the books on the 'Alternative Library' list. For each of these readings write down what you learned, noticed, or thought.
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