Reins of Reign?

Our nation has roots in the late 1500’s. Most of the 1600’s was a time of building a foothold on the North American continent. We feel our roots are in the 1700’s, but that would misstate our beginnings by over 125 years.


By 1770 the American colonies of Britain had had it. Not everyone, but a majority. The British King insisted on holding sway over our fledgling nation and to earn wealth by trading off lands, building rich trading routes for the Crown, and taxing colonialists for every little thing. This is what rankled Colonial America. This and not knowing what might come next to pinch more pennies from their meager purses.


Loyalists to the Crown were many and kept silent. They plotted with authorities of the Crown to keep things the way they were. These were citizens who ‘owned’ the best lands and trade deals with the homeland. They were making a good living and wanted to keep it that way.


On the other side of the issue, colonial leaders insisted the colonies have a voice in their own governance. And so it went until the Declaration of Independence was written and announced for all to see. Before that, the Continental Army under the leadership of George Washington was formed. They prepared for war with the King’s men, but hoped to avoid carnage. They wheeled and dealed until they knew it was fruitless. Only then did the American Revolution become a certainty.


And so it was. To throw off the bonds of a distant King.


Hundreds of years later we find ourselves with a ‘president’ who acts like a king. And throwing off his bonds is next on our agenda if America is to continue with its experiment with democracy. The issues are similar. Only this time we have a homegrown ‘king’.


He who shall not be named sets tax rates where he wants them for his own good and for the good of his friends. The common man is forgotten. It is they who pay the price of the society in every respect, but crumbs are left for them. Checks and balances built into our governing system to make certain no kingdom would form, have been ignored, even by the checkers themselves! Shocking. And now the courts and mechanisms of justice.


What the ‘king’ says is touted far and wide in his kingdom. But it is all false. It does not have the force of law. Nor does legitimacy even enter the picture.


King Donald has uttered his tweet incessantly to establish a fake authority.


One question: where are the true authorities to restore balance and justice? Who are they? For whom do they act? Us or the King?


February 20, 2020