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Lexington Green - The Shot Heard Round The World |
Two-hundred thirty-nine years ago, roughly a dozen miles
northwest from the city of Boston, musket fire rang out at dawn in Lexington,
Massachusetts. Dubbed “the shot heard
round the world”, it was an event that we all learned about in our American
history class or social studies, as they began calling it when I was a
kid. While not the first skirmish
against the British Empire, it is recognized as the first armed conflict under
orders by the thirteen colonies against the mother country.
Our patriot forefathers, who stood shoulder to shoulder
and ushered in the American Revolution, did so because they had a shared belief
that there was a better way and that an oppressive government that tyrannically
stood in the way of freedom and liberty must not stand. That dream was realized and this nation was
born. We are the stewards of that dream,
and this great monument is tarnishing on our watch.
This week, Cigar
Aficionado reported in their
bi-weekly periodical, Cigar Insider,
that another cigar bar has closed in the city of Boston. This marks one step left before every cigar
lounge in the city will have been eradicated by city council mandate and
presumed citizen consent. Sad is perhaps
an inarticulate sentiment. We are
causing the obituary to be written while the patient dies of a curable affliction.
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www.cigarrights.org |
I challenge and implore you to join Cigar Rights of
America. CRA has become the point of the
citizens’ spear in all things cigar legislation related. If you are not a member, please join. If you are already a member, thank you
sincerely; but please mention this critical organization to three friends of
yours, whether brothers and sisters of the leaf or not, and encourage them to
join. History has a peculiar way of
repeating itself, both good and bad. Why
not embrace that and let’s repeat the good of respecting and protecting our
freedoms. It can and must happen and I
surely don’t want this decay to continue unabated on my watch. We need to remain serious about these laws
and regulations which are literally stripping us of the opportunity to do something
so basic as merely enjoy a cigar. This
is damning precedent that cannot stand.
Stand your ground. Don't fire unless fired upon. But, if they mean to have a war, let it begin
here. - Captain Parker
Please visit www.cigarrights.org
and join or donate today!
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