Subject vs Citizen - Free Will is a double-edged sword.

When the American Colonies broke away from England, it formed a new relationship between those who governed and those who were governed.? As a Colonies of the Crown, we were subject to the King of England, which was fine until it wasn't.

The Declaration of Independence outlines the grievances that were so egregious the Colonies had enough.? Subjects had no rights except that the Crown gave them, and that which the Crown gives can easily be taken away. ?The Declaration of Independence points out who is the Author of Rights, God. Like it or not, a human guarantor of rights will fail and the rights will fall victim to the inherently flawed human who shows up next desiring a change. ?Thus subjects have not rights, but Citizens are imbued with inherent and inalienable rights, not subject to human whims, but as a gift of God through our Free Will. A Citizen who does not exercise Free Will is a subject.

Free Will demands responsibility and accountability; it imposes obligations and requirements on the Citizen. Free Will allows the Citizen to vote or not vote, to serve or not serve, to contribute or to take.? Yet as a Citizen, my Free Will is stopped when it infringes on your Free Will.

Government of Citizens is an agreement of the citizens to be governed. ?In 2024, do we take our rightful role as Citizens or will we move further toward becoming Subjects?? ?A cursory look at our laws and the agencies that enforce leads us to believe that we are Subjects, not Citizens. ?Like it or not, if you don't speak out, someone else will speak for you in a voice you wouldn't like.

Subjects Sit and Complain, and Citizens Stand up and Vote.