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Colorado Assemblyman Reminds Us Why Thanksgiving Is an Important Part of American History

AP Photo/Susan Walsh

Colorado State Representative Mark Baisley recently sent a letter to his constituents encouraging them to celebrate Thanksgiving and honor the holiday's significance in our history as Americans.

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"The celebration of Thanksgiving goes beyond mere tradition. Thanksgiving is a national day of remembrance for the remarkable story that gave rise to liberty on this continent," Baisley wrote. "I hope that you and your family enjoy a wonderful, healthy and memorable Thanksgiving."

Baisley went on to address the government's role on Thanksgiving during a pandemic.

"When we gather the last Thursday in November as a national day 'of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father' as established by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, we will certainly all have the COVID-19 pandemic on our minds. The appropriate role for government in a health challenge is to provide an accurate understanding of the virus in order to assist families in making informed decisions in their own self interests," he said. "It is important for Americans to realize that, in spite of their good intentions, neither a Governor, a President-elect nor I as your State Representative have the constitutional authority to restrict the number of family members who gather in your home. You have a constitutionally guaranteed right of assembly and association, specifically protected in the First Amendment."

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"And for many Coloradans, Thanksgiving is also a religious holiday -- a time to gather with family and thank God for His blessings; and your right to the free exercise of religion is similarly protected by the First Amendment," he continued. "America has been through many other tough times and medical epidemics (smallpox, yellow fever, Spanish flu, cholera, and so forth), and the Constitution is not suspended because of a pandemic."

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