Thomas F. O'Neill: June 2022

The second amendment of the US Constitution ......... 🦅

The second amendment of the US Constitution

“A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”

Why was the 2nd amendment written?

The Second Amendment, ratified in 1791, was proposed by James Madison to allow the creation of civilian forces that could counteract a tyrannical federal government.

Modern debates about the Second Amendment have focused on whether it protects a private right of individuals to keep and bear arms or a privilege that can be exercised only through militia organizations like the National Guard.

Many in the Founding generation believed that governments were prone to use soldiers to oppress the people. English history suggested that this risk could be controlled by permitting the government to raise armies (consisting of full-time paid troops) only when needed to fight foreign adversaries. For other purposes, such as responding to sudden invasions or other emergencies, the government could rely on a militia that consisted of ordinary civilians who supplied their own weapons and received some part-time, unpaid military training.

I don’t think the gun issue that is plaguing our modern society has ever crossed the minds of our country’s founders. I don’t think James Madison would have approved of non-militia members walking around with military-grade firearms due to either psychological insecurities or, worse being inflicted with some sort of mental illness.

Nothing in the US constitution prevents the US government from banning military-grade assault weapons from being owned by ordinary citizens. America, after all, is the only developed nation with the highest murder rate due to the legalization of firearms.

Always with love from Suzhou, China

Thomas F O'Neill

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The 78th anniversary of operation OVERLORD ........ 🦅

The D-Day invasion of June 6, 1944, united the Allied armies of land, sea, and air to form the largest invasion force in human history. The operation, code-named OVERLORD, delivered five naval assault divisions to the beaches of Normandy, France.

The Brother of my Paternal Grandfather parachuted into France with the 82nd Airborne Division - 78 years ago - during the D - Day invasion.

He was truly part of the greatest generation ........ 🦅


Always with love from Suzhou, China 
Thomas F O'Neill 
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Our self-worth ....... 🦅

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Thomas F O'Neill

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Today, in China, it’s Children’s Day 🌹

Today, in China, it’s Children’s Day.

I’m never too old to find joy on Children’s Day, and it’s just a sweet way to celebrate the innocence we all have in our hearts.

The month of June should also bring us laughter and excitement. It is the month when energy integrates toward unity, compassion, and a time of fertility. So take the time to reflect on this month because it signifies the end of the year's first half. Ask yourself, “did I achieve all that I wanted to? Did I allow time to center and relax through the pressures, or did I react negatively, in a stressful way?” It is a choice to be stressed out, and I do it to myself at times.

During this time, conjure up the teacher within because we all have lessons to learn, either spiritually, at work, at school, or amongst family. Reach out to one another - for all the goodness that seemed too far for you to reach is now within your grasp. Place yourself in the driver’s seat and move toward your brighter self. You control your destiny, even though you may not be fully aware of it yet.