It's time for an energy revolution
July 6, 2015
This July Fourth we'll celebrate the 239th anniversary of the publication of the Declaration of Independence, the founding of our nation in 1776, and the beginning of the American Revolution.
Ours is the only nation on earth and in history to be founded on an idea: the idea that the people are sovereign and that a government derives its just power and authority from them and must have their consent. As Ronald Reagan remarked in his first inaugural address, "We are a nation that has a government - not the other way around."
This is the essence of American exceptionalism, and it is something we should celebrate every day of the year.
This July Fourth, we can also celebrate the beginning of a second American revolution, one that promises to make our nation energy-independent and secure.
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