October 9, 2016
The Declaration and Our Current Predicament
By Keven Dill
So, does anyone remember why the United States is an independent country of fifty united states and not a colony (or colonies) of the British Empire?
On July 4, 1776, a group of freedom-seeking and freedom-loving men put in writing a list of grievances against a tyrannical king. They stated the reasons that they, representing the thirteen individual colonies or states, had come to this momentous decision. The document was called the Declaration of Independence. They concluded it by pledging to each other in support of this declaration "our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor." Many of them paid dearly for this commitment.
For a moment, let's review some of these grievances and consider whether much has changed. For the purposes of this review, let references to the "King" be replaced by any or all of the following:
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