The founding fathers’ indictment of American policy
Each year NPR has a reading of the Declaration of Independence. This year’s reading seemed like it was an indictment of the last eight and a half years of American foreign and domestic policy (with King George’s part played by his erstwhile stand-in). Give a read:
He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power.
He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:
For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
For protecting them, by a mock Trial from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:
For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury:
For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:
