The Declaration of Independence
Something I posted in the comment over on Slacktivist also. Re-reading the D of I is really sad; their great experiment being undone by another King George....
He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands. Yup
He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries. In spirit if not in letter
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance. Yup
He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power. Yup
He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation: Yup (foreign equals not of the Constitution)
For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us: Not yet…
For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States: soon alas
For depriving us, in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury: Yup
For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences: Yup
For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments: Yup
For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever. Yup
He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us. “If you is not an enemy combatant you got nothing to fear and I’m the one doing the deciding”
He has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people. Or let Nature do it for him
He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty and perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation. BIG TIME
He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands. Yup
He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries. In spirit if not in letter
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance. Yup
He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power. Yup
He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation: Yup (foreign equals not of the Constitution)
For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us: Not yet…
For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States: soon alas
For depriving us, in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury: Yup
For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences: Yup
For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments: Yup
For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever. Yup
He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us. “If you is not an enemy combatant you got nothing to fear and I’m the one doing the deciding”
He has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people. Or let Nature do it for him
He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty and perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation. BIG TIME
