When our forefathers decided to separate from Mother England and establish self-rule, they included the following as reasons in support of their Declaration of Independence from King George III:
“He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
“He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither …
“He has obstructed the Administration of Justice …
“He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices …
“Cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world …
“He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us.”
Although the above excerpts from the Declaration of Independence addressed specifically the shortcomings of King George over 249 years ago, I (a lifelong Republican) ask: Is it not surreal that they seem to be applicable equally to our current president?
“The more things change, the more they stay the same.”
George J. Lambert
Kennebunk
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