Some folks think July 4th is just about fireworks, cookouts, and red-white-and-blue filter selfies. But let’s not forget the reason this date hits so hard, July 4, 1776, the day we told a king 3,600 miles away that we were done being ruled. The Declaration of Independence wasn’t a polite letter. It was a middle finger written in calligraphy. Thomas Jefferson and the boys didn’t ask for permission, they declared we were free. Unapologetically. Boldly. Fully aware that doing so could get them hanged.
And it worked eventually.
Fast forward a bit, and we get something even more dangerous than muskets and revolution: The Bill of Rights. That’s right, ten amendments that told the new government you don’t own the people. You can’t silence them. You can’t search their home without cause. You can’t lock them up for calling you out. And if you try? That’s tyranny. Plain and simple. Now take a deep breath and look around Falmouth.
Do you feel like your voice is protected?
Do you feel like the truth gets told around here?
Do you think those in power actually fear you the way the government was designed to?
Because the truth is, you can light all the fireworks you want, but if the spirit of 1776 doesn’t live in your community, you’re just playing dress-up in a costume of freedom. The Declaration said governments derive their power from the consent of the governed. Well, how many of you reading this feel like you truly gave consent to how things are run around here?
When people whisper to us about what’s happening in schools, in council chambers, and behind closed doors, it’s not gossip. It’s a cry for what the Founders meant. Representation. Protection. Voice. We are supposed to be a town where rights are unshakable, and truth is unchained. But that only works when we remember the documents we’re supposedly celebrating today.
So let’s make July 4th mean something again in Falmouth.
Let’s remember:
The Declaration was a warning to tyrants. The Bill of Rights was a shield for the people. And The Whisper is a megaphone for those who feel ignored.
Happy Independence Day.
But don’t just celebrate it, live it.
Whisper One Out
