Thomas's Big Job-- Part 2: What Did George Do?

"Yes, the Declaration of Independence formally announces our break with Great Britain.  But why?  Does it give a hint of a reason, beyond the famous but vague phrases about self-evident truths and life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness?

"Yes it does.  The bulk of the 1,337 words are a protracted list of grievances against one man, King George III, the 'Author of our Miseries,' to use the words of Richard Henry Lee.

"Thirteen consecutive paragraphs, each 'beginning 'He has...' gives a list of detailed gripes.  The king 'refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.'  He called together 'legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant.'  He dissolved legislatures and blocked elections."

The rest of the column by Mr. Steinberg paints our President Trump as being the new King George III.  Worth a read.

So That Is That.  --Brock-Perry