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Here’s Why The 1776 Colonists’ Grievances Are Surprisingly Relevant, 250 Years Later (Video)

By Robert Parkinson, Binghamton University, State University of New York The Declaration of Independence, with its block of ...

Here’s why the colonists’ grievances are surprisingly relevant 250 years later

The issues that most disturbed the Revolution’s leaders in 1776: a partisan judiciary, arbitrary power, officials not being responsible to their constituents.