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Declaration of Independence (view source)
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: '''Grievance 1''':
: '''Grievance 1''':
He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
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Well established traditions as well as proclamations such as the [[1100 Charter of Liberties]], [[Magna Carta]], the [[English Bill of Rights]] and others signify to the people that the King is not to interfere with the [[God]]-given [[Natural Rights]] of the people.
Well established traditions as well as proclamations such as the [[1100 Charter of Liberties]], [[Magna Carta]], the [[English Bill of Rights]] and others signify to the people that the King is not to interfere with the [[God]]-given [[Natural Rights]] of the people.
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: '''Grievance 2''':
: '''Grievance 2''':
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.
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: '''Grievance 3''':
: '''Grievance 3''':
He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.
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: '''Grievance 4''':
: '''Grievance 4''':
He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their Public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.
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: '''Grievance 5''':
: '''Grievance 5''':
He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.
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English common law contained many elements of separation of powers as well as a view that developed over time that local government is best. The King constantly interfered and meddled with local matters.
English common law contained many elements of separation of powers as well as a view that developed over time that local government is best. The King constantly interfered and meddled with local matters.