Patrick Henry's Historic Speech

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America Needs a Patrick Henry Moment to Fight Trump’s Tyranny

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Frida Ghitis: Patrick Henry gave a speech 250 years ago today to the leaders of Virginia at a crossroads.

She says he wanted to fight for liberty, for independence, and for the ideals he shared with other participants of the Second Virginia Convention , such as George Washington and Thomas Jefferson .

Now, Ghitis asks: Will they stand idly by while a different kind of despotic leader shreds the Constitution and dismantles democracy? She asks: If we wish to be free, if we mean to preserve inviolate those inestimable privileges, we must fight!.

Two special House elections in Florida next week and the race that will decide which party controls the Wisconsin Supreme Court are a great start.

GOP lawmakers have largely stopped doing town hall meetings because they don’t want to face their angry voters.

Meanwhile, as demonstrated by the massive crowds that Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) have been drawing in recent days .

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