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With respect to your other point about the King. The American colonists adopted the position that the unrepresentative government of the King was illegitimate a
by Kaizyn 11y ago
With respect to your other point about the King. The American colonists adopted the position that the unrepresentative government of the King was illegitimate and needed to be abolished. The United Kingdon has since acknowledged that this was correct by granting local representative government to Canada and Australia among other places.
- pjc50 11y agoIt was still - at the time it happened - unlawful. (Also, rule of law and respect for authority come into direct conflict when the authorities act unlawfully, which is what you're covering for)