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"Government is a trust, and the officers of the government are trustees;
and both the trust and the trustees are created for the benefit of the people." - Henry Clay, 1829
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Father's DayJune 19, 2010 To: Friends of Responsible Government Subject: Father’s Day Dear Friends, In 55 countries around the world, Father’s Day is celebrated tomorrow; the third Sunday of June. It is believed the first U.S. Father’s Day was celebrated June 19, 1910 in Spokane, Washington. Listening to a sermon in church in 1909 honoring Mother’s Day; Sonora Smart Dodd felt fathers should also be honored. It became a permanent national holiday in 1972 when signed into law by President Richard Nixon. Mother’s Day had an early beginning in 1870 when Julia Ward Howe wrote the “Mother’s Day Proclamation” in reaction to the Civil War. She held the feminist belief that “women had a responsibility to shape their societies at the political level.” It was and is still celebrated annually on the second Sunday of May. In 1914 President Woodrow Wilson made it official by signing it into law. Mother’s Day was a well respected holiday where Father’s Day was, for many years, made fun of. I recall years ago comedians saying something like – “Father’s Day; the third Sunday of June? No way! Father’s Day was nine months before the birth of the baby. Now that’s the REAL Father’s Day!” Sadly, to this day, some fathers really believe that. All we need is to look around and see the number of mothers raising her children alone. As a father of four and grandfather of twelve, I plan to spend and enjoy the day with my wife and all of my family. I promised them I would not think of, or discuss the problems with our federal and state government’s problems on Father’s Day tomorrow! No promise was made for today. On a federal level, we’re ignoring our Founding Fathers and the Republic they founded. We’re ignoring the Constitution they crafted to unite and guide the states. When finally exiting Independence Hall in Philadelphia in 1787; Benjamin Franklin was asked by the anxious crowd - “What have we got?” He replied – “A Republic; if you can keep it.” We are in great danger of losing it; if we haven’t already. There are others indicted and awaiting trial and/or sentencing. We have legislators presently being investigated by our Attorney General, the FBI and the IRS. Many of them will not have a good Father’s Day. I will and hope you will also! HAPPY FATHER’S DAY! Bill McIntyre Father and Grandfather CC: Federal & State Government Officials
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