Although a little late for Independence Day, this is still an important read: For Independence Day, Supreme Court Slams Founders.
In talking about Gonzales and Kelo, two cases that SCOTUS recently ruled upon, these decisions have severely weakened our freedoms.

Every right we have stems from government’s recognizance that we, the people, are born with our rights intact. We own them. We have property in them. We voluntarily forfeit some of these rights to government, in exchange for protection from outside threats, the administration of justice and the rule of law.
The purpose of the U.S. Constitution, then, is not to tell us what rights we have. We’re born with the right to do as we please, so long as we don’t harm anyone else.
The Constitution’s purpose is to outline what rights we give to the government, and to firmly define the limits of government power. [emphasis mine]

Let that quote sink in for a minute. Now reread what I have bolded and italicized. We, the People, have the ultimate freedom and power, as long as we do not impinge upon the freedom of others. The Constitution does not grant us our freedoms, it recognizes them and tells the government to keep it’s hands off. “Congress shall make no law…,” “…[S]hall not be infringed,” you can’t get any clearer than that. What isn’t enumerated in the Constitution is left to the People, the several States, and finally to the Federal government, in that order.
So why are we in this situation, where our freedoms, the foundation of our society is being threatened? Because there are people who think themselves above the law. These self-righteous, elitist, stuck-up moonbats literally marvel at your stupidity. They wonder who you manage to get your pants on correctly in the morning without a Government program to train you how. They think themselves your betters, just because they think they are smarter than you are.
These wingnuts would like to think themselves Philosopher-Kings, straight out of Plato’s The Republic. They know what’s best for you, more than you do. You need to be guided like a child to what is best for you.
So now your freedoms are being taken away, one-by-one, because these Philosopher-Kings think they know what’s best for you.
Gonzales, the Interstate Commerce Clause needed to be extended to all possible levels of your life, both inter- and intra- state, so that the benevolent Federal government may look out for you.
Kelo, you shouldn’t be living in those run-down houses. Never mind you have lived in that spot for 50 years, own that property and don’t want to sell. This developer wants to do more with the property and we know better than you, so we are going to take it away from you and give it to them.
Remember these days well, for they mark the beginning of the end of Liberty for the United States.

If you have a Wi-Fi network, at work or home, you must read this: Wi-Fi cloaks a new breed of intruder.
It’s all about people mooching off your Wi-Fi network to do all kinds of nefarious work. And when the police trace it, the trail ends at your door, and there is no way to prove that it wasn’t you who did it.
If you do have Wi-Fi, secure it as best you can. Be careful with strange networks and don’t do sensitive or secure work over a public “hot-spot,” as you could be monitored.
Please take heed. Be careful out there.

Some people collect stamps, some people collect cars. I collect one-liners. Stuff like “A Conservative is a Liberal who was mugged.”
Well, I came across a page from Right Wing News that has a bunch of famous Patton quotes. George S. Patton is by far our best General of just about any war. His strategy, tactics and guts puts him head-and-shoulders above the rest.
Here are a couple of quotes, the rest is at the link above:
“Do your d*mnedest in an ostentatious manner all the time.” — George S. Patton
“I believe in the old and sound rule that an ounce of sweat will save a gallon of blood.” — George S. Patton
“A good plan violently executed right now is far better than a perfect plan executed next week.” — George S. Patton
“I don’t want to get any messages saying that, “We are holding out position.” We’re not holding anything! Let the Hun do that. We are advancing constantly and we’re not interested in holding on to anything except the enemy. We’re going to hold on to him by the nose and we’re going to kick him in the *ss; we’re going to go through him like crap through a goose.” — George S. Patton
“We’ll win this war, but we’ll win it only by fighting and by showing the Germans that we’ve got more guts than they have; or ever will have. We’re not going to just shoot the sons-of-b*tches, we’re going to rip out their living Godd*mned guts and use them to grease the treads of our tanks. We’re going to murder those lousy Hun c*cksuckers by the bushel-f*cking-basket. War is a bloody, killing business. You’ve got to spill their blood, or they will spill yours. Rip them up the belly. Shoot them in the guts. When shells are hitting all around you and you wipe the dirt off your face and realize that instead of dirt it’s the blood and guts of what once was your best friend beside you, you’ll know what to do!” — George S. Patton
If you have never watched Patton, you should.