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Declaration of Independence (view source)
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==Grievances summary==
==Grievances summary==
The Declaration of Independence contains twenty seven grievances against the British Crown, some of which are explained below:
The Declaration of Independence contains twenty seven grievances against the British Crown, some of which are explained below. Historians have noted the similarities with Locke's works and the context of the grievances.<ref name="LockeGrievances">[https://books.google.com/books?id=CIwfBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA48 Jefferson's Declaration of Independence: Origins, Philosophy, and Theology]</ref>
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He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
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. By opposing laws deemed necessary for the public good, the King opposed the end or purpose of government.<ref name="LockeGrievances" />
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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 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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Similar to the first grievance, this is an indictment for the King's men in the colonies who have refused to assent to laws conducive to the public good. "Neglect" is one of two reasons mentioned by Locke as a valid reason for dissolving government.
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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.
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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As noted in Chapter 19 of [[Two Treatises of Government]], "when such a single person, or prince, sets up his own arbitrary will, in place of the laws, which are the will of the society, declared by the legislative, then the legislative is changed." The changing of the legislature without the people's knowledge or without their consent is another way government is then dissolved. Government for the public good is only by the people, and not what is good for the rulers.
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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.
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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On May 20th, 1774, Parliament passed the [[Massachusetts Government Act]], which nullified the Massachusetts Charter of 1691<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=DdgWAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA121 Liberty, Equality, Power: A History of the American People, Volume I: To 1877, Concise Edition]</ref> and allowed governor [[Thomas Gage]] to dissolve the local provincial assembly and force them to meet in Salem.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=xNgCe8-jguUC&pg=PA27 Lexington: From Liberty's Birthplace to Progressive Suburb]</ref>
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