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POPSA Declaration of Independence from Big Government
At every turn, the British Crown had concentrated political power and decision-making in its own hands, leaving the American colonists with little ability to manage their own affairs through local and state governments. Laws and rules were imposed without the consent of the governed; local laws and procedures meant to limit abusive or arbitrary government were abrogated or ignored. The king also had attempted to manipulate the legal system by arbitrarily appointing judges that shared his power-lusting purposes or were open to being influenced to serve the monarch’s policy goals. The king’s officials unjustly placed colonists under arrest in violation of writ of habeas corpus, and sentenced them to prison without trial by jury. Colonists often were violently conscripted to serve in the king’s armed forces and made to fight in foreign wars. But what was at the heart of many of their complaints and grievances against King George III were the economic controls that limited . . .
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POPS11 Most Endangered Historic Sites in U.S. This makes me sick. I have seen so many sites destroyed in the city where I live. This is one of the 13 colonies, yet they destroyed the Ferry Slip, a historic pharmacy (actually an original apothecary) and the historic Victory Bridge (a drawbridge that did work). Most of the original revolutionaries met here at the Packer Hotel (they didn't destroy that - in burned down in 1969). And the Underground RR for runaway slaves, tunnels under a factory on the river. There is no respect for history, not while there are condos to be built.
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