This article is an exploration on many of the charges listed in the Declaration of Independence against King George and how they apply to the Federal Government. I had been thinking of this for quite some time, as had many others before me apparently. There are a few decent articles written on this subject on the internet, from which I have gained some inspiration. I purposefully tried to eliminate the idea that our current “President” has committed the same offenses and rather decided that the behemoth of our Federal Government is at fault.
The reason it is at fault can be summed up in the Declaration of Independence. The condition of American society with regard to the power the Federal Government has on all of us shows “that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.” This is just as true today as it was over 200 years ago. It is not just the fault of the President, but of the government as a whole. The checks and balances system is broken, and few have the moral compass to keep the nation pointed in the right direction even if it means they will not see another term. We have become accustomed to Federal involvement in our daily lives. Whereas the Constitution used to provide the guidepost to which all politicians used to face, it is now carved up, interpreted and reinterpreted to justify any and all actions against liberty.
With that, I give you the following charges against King George, and the actions of the Federal Government that mirror the justification of those charges (not inclusive of all charges, just the ones I could justify):
