We have just celebrated Independence Day in the United States. 234 years ago we decided to be a nation, not of one culture or race, but one built on shared ideals. On July 4, 1776, we declared our independence from an oppressive feudal government and build a government of the people for the people. Formed during the enlightenment, the US Constitution continues to ensure more guarantees of human rights, liberty and freedom than any other governing document in the world.

Functionally, it is the standard in which all federal and state laws are measured. In the matter of immigration, police officers and others in Arizona have challenged the Constitutionality of a law requiring them to take actions that may be inconsistent with the rights of people of Hispanic national origins.

The right of a US citizen to challenge a Federal or State law in the Federal Court is one of the checks and balances created in the Constitution that gives it strength. On our birthday, remember Lady Liberty, a French immigrant and namesake of one of our most treasured tenants: A political, social, and economic right that belongs to the citizens of a state or to all people. As fireworks explode in the sky and we swell with national pride, we should remember we are a nation of of immigrants and the inscription on the Statue of Liberty:

“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me. I lift my lamp beside the golden door.”

Happy Birthday America. Let’s continue to be the greatest nation on Earth.

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