HomeMy WebLinkAbout062126 emailcPublic Comment_ _PROCLAMATION re 250th Independence Day USA_ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them.
Commissioners,
I am strongly opposed to the proposed “PROCLAMATION re 250th Independence Day USA” which is on your agenda for June 21, 2026.
That document, obviously prepared by, and for the sole benefit of, the Daughters of the American Revolution:
* Is grossly inaccurate (re: the manner in which Washington State was founded) and
* Contains explicit religious direction (“dedicated service to God”) that violates the First Amendment rights of more than 28% of your constituents
* Refers to some unelected official (“President General”) of a private organization which has no role in government affairs.
Please do not read or adopt the proposed proclamation.
Thank you,
Tom Thiersch
Jefferson County, WA
…
WHEREAS, the great state of Washington was founded by the Revolutionary War generation and
their children pressing west into the Northwest territory organized by the Northwest Ordinance, which was
land ceded by Britain to the United States by the Treaty of Paris of 1783; and
WHEREAS, the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution ( DAR) is a non- political
women' s service organization, established in 1890, whose members are lineally descended from Patriots of
the American Revolution; and
WHEREAS, through the President General' s leadership, all Daughters are spending the next three
years illuminating Our Legacy by celebrating our nation' s rich history and diversity promoting
belonging through membership and dedicated service to God, Home and Country, and by
completing projects in unique, local and impactful ways; and
WHEREAS, from the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party until the 250th anniversary of the
signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783, Daughters are celebrating our Nation' s rich history and diversity
experience by honoring men and women who achieved American Independence. These Patriots, believing
in noble cause of liberty fought valiantly to establish a new nation; and