Saturday, September 30, 2006

Spinning In Their Graves

A bunch of insurgents accused of being and/or harboring terrorists once declared, regarding their nominal head of state:

He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
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He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power.
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For protecting [soldiers], by a mock Trial from punishment for any Murders which they should commit...
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For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury:
For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:
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He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.

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