A NEW Declaration of Independence, the time is now!

The blight on our nation today does not come from dictates of a single ruler,
a monarch who crossed over the boundaries of his authority infringing on the
desires of the people. The reign of King George bares little resemblance to
the 'reign' of Constitutional governance, nor may even seem comparable.

But, the parallel exists,  'rulers' still determine the limits of  the people's rights,
no matter if  authority comes through blood lines or voting booths!

In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson wrote the charges
against King George, informing him the American people have had enough.

Jefferson began citing the abuses of power as King George ignored the
people's interests, starting with contempt he showed  the "Assent to Laws",
the agreement to uphold the law.

Jefferson's first criticism immediately went to the heart of the grievance, ignoring
laws meant for the public good.

Is this any different than the current environment where 'selective' adherence
has replaced justice for all.

The king  created great and burdensome new agencies designed to harass the people,
perhaps the model for modern American governance today.

This parallel with federal agencies stopping a state from governing itself is clear.

Larger communities were prevented from expanding unless their right of representation in
the Legislature was forfeited, else the king would dissolve representative Houses.

We see this behavior in an Executive branch which rules without consent of legislators.

The list goes on citing corrupting the judicial process, sustaining a needless occupying force,
conditions of  new appropriations of lands, cutting trade between states and other nations,
imposition of taxes without consent, suspending state legislatures, using force rather than
the law to govern and more.

Jefferson closed the Declaration of Independence stating,

"In every stage of this Oppression We have Petitioned for Redress in the most 
humble terms:  Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. 

A Prince whose character  is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is 
unfit to be the ruler of a free people."

The task before the American people today is no less daunting, perhaps even harder. The
collusion and corruptibility the Founders faced was minor to the scale it is today. Our
adversaries are not King George's military, it is an embedded apparatus designed to destroy
any effort to purify the governing process.

When we hear the name  "K" Street (perhaps the 'K' stands for king) remember it is more
than the name for a mile and half  thoroughfare in Washington, DC. "K" Street is where much
of government power  resides, one mile from Congress and walking distance to the White House.

This 'triad' of governing power is the greatest in the world, far removed from the people who
attend town hall meetings, write/email their members of Congress, or vote each November.
They are a 24/7 operation with their fingers on every element of our lives which benefits their
interests, no matter how what they do affects us.

If there is a better time for a new Declaration of Independence I do not know when it will be.
But, who would take up the task Thomas Jefferson reluctantly did?



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