Editing Declaration of Independence of 2523
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''It has suffered the military commandants, stationed among us, to exercise arbitrary acts of oppression and tyrrany, thus trampling upon the most sacred rights of the citizens, and rendering the military superior to the civil power.''<br><br> | ''It has suffered the military commandants, stationed among us, to exercise arbitrary acts of oppression and tyrrany, thus trampling upon the most sacred rights of the citizens, and rendering the military superior to the civil power.''<br><br> | ||
''It has dissolved, by force of arms, every regional, planetary and local government, and obliged our representatives to fly for their lives from their councils, thus depriving us of the fundamental political right of representation.''<br><br> | ''It has dissolved, by force of arms, every regional, planetary and local government, and obliged our representatives to fly for their lives from their councils, thus depriving us of the fundamental political right of representation.''<br><br> | ||
β | ''It has demanded the surrender of a number of our citizens, and ordered military detachments to seize and carry them into the Core for trial, in contempt of the civil authorities, and in defiance of | + | ''It has demanded the surrender of a number of our citizens, and ordered military detachments to seize and carry them into the Core for trial, in contempt of the civil authorities, and in defiance of theirs laws and constitutions.''<br><br> |
''It has made piratical attacks upon our commerce, by commissioning privateers and mercenaries, and authorizing them to seize our vessels, and convey the property of our citizens to far distant ports for confiscation.''<br><br> | ''It has made piratical attacks upon our commerce, by commissioning privateers and mercenaries, and authorizing them to seize our vessels, and convey the property of our citizens to far distant ports for confiscation.''<br><br> | ||
''It has demanded us to deliver up our arms, which are essential to our defense, the rightful property of freemen, and formidable only to tyrannical governments.''<br><br> | ''It has demanded us to deliver up our arms, which are essential to our defense, the rightful property of freemen, and formidable only to tyrannical governments.''<br><br> |