Why Americans should fear lame-duck Donald
Key takeaways
- The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,…
- In part, the king was preventing colonial legislatures from passing laws for the public good.
- Interestingly, the King of Great Britain, George III, is not named in the Declaration of Independence.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,…
Later in the second paragraph, it read: The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. That was the Founders first grievance. In part, the king was preventing colonial legislatures from passing laws for the public good. It topped a list of grievances that made up most of the Declaration.
Interestingly, the King of Great Britain, George III, is not named in the Declaration of Independence. But at the time, he was nicknamed Mad King George and later known as the mad king who lost America.