They Fought for Our Rights - Moveon.org Went too Far

In 1775 the 13 American colonies rebelled against the British Empire thus beginning the fight for freedom. Revolutionaries seized control of each of the thirteen colonial governments, set up the Second Continental Congress, and formed a Continental Army. Fallowing the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783 most of the Continental Army was disbanded, however the remaining units were the beginning of what would become the United States Army.

The Continental Marines and Navy were both organized during the Revolutionary war in 1775.Although they were disbanded when the war ended Congress created the United States Navy and Marine Corps. Under the "act for establishing and organizing a Marine Corps" and signed by President John Adams on July 11, 1798.

I am quite sure that if they had an airplane handy in 1775 some brave young American would have flown it against the British thereby bringing about the air force however that would have to wait.

The result of the combined efforts of the United States Military throughout the years of the revolutionary war was a free America, a successful declaration of independence, and the constitution of the United States of America. The very constitution we refer to when we feel our rights have been violated.

When a young man or woman joins the U.S. military they are joining the organization which fought for and has fought to preserve our constitutional rights from the very beginning of American history. One of the most commonly referred to of these rights is the first amendment , "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."

It seems that there are those in America who are perfectly willing to insult and demean our military but the moment someone disagrees with them they refer to there first amendment rights, rights they would not have if not for the U.S. military.