tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434819406898941181.post6345133925455926818..comments2024-03-28T03:13:56.387-05:00Comments on MuskogeePolitico.com: That these united Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent StatesJamison Faughthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717547537110650231noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434819406898941181.post-29056752353175766762011-07-04T15:29:57.406-05:002011-07-04T15:29:57.406-05:00The irony is that our current government is proba...The irony is that our current government is probably more restrictive and invasive than England was for the founding fathers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434819406898941181.post-24883509560231000012011-07-04T15:17:56.962-05:002011-07-04T15:17:56.962-05:00The Declaration of Independence was agreed to on J...The Declaration of Independence was agreed to on July 4, 1776, but the Revolutionary War had begun the previous year with the Colonists objecting to and protesting being taxed and governed by Great Britain but were not represented in Parliament.<br /><br />The war continued until April 1782 and formal peace treaties were signed in September 1783.<br /><br />50,000 soldiers were killed or wounded to free this young country from an oppressive ruler and look where we are today.<br /><br />I weep.<br /><br />Bobbie McAuliffe<br />PoteauAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com