Fellow Patriots,
Christmas is the most hallowed observance for our family, with the most deeply rooted traditions â a quiet and reverent time of rest and celebration of the birth of Christ, punctuated by family festivities. This year we will have all three of our children under our roof â a rare time together given the geographic spread between us.
In keeping with this blessed Christmas season, I invite you to read âChristmas and Our Patriot Founders,â which provides insights on the history and current context for our celebration of Christmas. Christianity is irrevocably linked to American Liberty and the Founding of our Republic. (If you missed our Christmas post Wednesday, please read âThe Light of the World.â)
âI am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.â âJesus of Nazareth (John 8:12)
This week, many friends viewed with much interest what astronomers believe may have been the Christmas Star of Bethlehem, which guided the Wise Men to the place of Jesusâs birth. The conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn is a rare phenomenon, when the two planets are aligned so closely as to appear as one very bright star. It has been almost 400 years since the two planets were this close in alignment, and almost 800 years since it occurred at night.
âThe crisis is arrived when we must assert our rights, or submit to every imposition, that can be heaped upon us, till custom and use shall make us as tame and abject slaves.â âGeorge Washington (1774)
Predictably, the Supreme Court refused to take up the Texas lawsuit against four states for illegally changing voting rules. This suit was very different in nature from those filed by Donald Trumpâs legal team. The Texas suit stressed that those changes were not authorized by the respective state legislatures and that they clearly influenced the election outcome, which, by extension, clearly affects every state and