The badness of King George
I WONDER how many of us reread the Declaration of Independence on the Globe's July 4 editorial page, and appreciated its contemporary relevance to today's "King" George. To cite a few particularly striking examples :
"He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good."
"He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them."
"He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices."
"He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of officers to harass our People, and eat out their substance."
"For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury."
"For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences."
George III had at least the excuse that at the time there was no written Constitution to violate.
MARTYN ROETTER
Boston 