Independence Day 2015; "Things that make ya say, 'Hmmmmm....'"

To help celebrate Independence Day, I pulled up a copy of the Declaration of Independence last night and read it.

Besides being reminded of the brilliance of its author – Thomas Jefferson – several things stood out. The signers believed King George III of England to be guilty of:

·       “…a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny…”,

·       “…has made Judges dependent on his Will alone...”,

·       “…erected a multitude of New Offices…”,

·       “…subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws…”,

·       “imposing Taxes on us without our Consent…”,

And ultimately, someone “whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.”

Well! The things that make ya say “Hmmmmmmm….”

Let’s look at our current situation 239 years downstream of that great document that birthed our nation:

·       “…imposing Taxes on us without our Consent….” I wonder what the Signers would think of things like Obamacare and the trillion dollar Porkulus Package of 2009?

·       “…erected a multitude of New Offices…” I wonder what the Signers would think of Obama’s appointment of dozens and dozens of unchecked czars?

·       “…has made Judges dependent on his Will alone...” – I wonder what the Signers would think of our puppet court system where activist judges in the appellate courts (the 9^th circuit particularly) and the Supreme Court which despite the will of multiple state legislatures and the vote of the majority of the citizenry in multiple states have overturned the will of the people in favor of the liberal agenda – gay marriage, illegal immigration and, again, Obamacare – twice.

·       “…a history of repeated injuries and usurpations …” I wonder what the Signers would think of Obama’s record number of Executive Orders, especially when the Congress won’t give him his way? (see his 2014 “I’ve got a pen” statement and http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/obama-subjects.html for a list of them all)

·       “…subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws…” – I wonder what the Signers would think of how our current Chief Executive shows such disrespect and disregard for our Constitution and Bill of Rights?

As I say, the things that make ya say “Hmmmmmmm….” I can’t help but wonder what the signers of the Declaration of Independence would have to say about our current political situation? I can’t help but think they would be anything but disgusted at how their new nation has turned out.