A Renegade Colony To Be Returned?

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A Renegade Colony To Be Returned?

Post by Atheist-Lite » Wed Oct 19, 2011 7:13 pm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15345511

Is the US Declaration of Independence illegal?

In Philadelphia, American and British lawyers have debated the legality of America's founding documents.

On Tuesday night, while Republican candidates in Nevada were debating such American issues as nuclear waste disposal and the immigration status of Mitt Romney's gardener, American and British lawyers in Philadelphia were taking on a far more fundamental topic.

Namely, just what did Thomas Jefferson think he was doing?

Some background: during the hot and sweltering summer of 1776, members of the second Continental Congress travelled to Philadelphia to discuss their frustration with royal rule.

By 4 July, America's founding fathers approved a simple document penned by Jefferson that enumerated their grievances and announced themselves a sovereign nation.

Called the Declaration of Independence, it was a blow for freedom, a call to war, and the founding of a new empire.

It was also totally illegitimate and illegal.

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Re: A Renegade Colony To Be Returned?

Post by laklak » Wed Oct 19, 2011 7:22 pm

Revolutions are only illegal if you lose.
Yeah well that's just, like, your opinion, man.
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Re: A Renegade Colony To Be Returned?

Post by Clinton Huxley » Wed Oct 19, 2011 7:59 pm

Christ, we don't want the place back!
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Post by Bella Fortuna » Wed Oct 19, 2011 8:04 pm

We've wrecked it; it's all yours again. :coffee: Oh, and as a last measure we set all the exotic animals free.
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Post by laklak » Wed Oct 19, 2011 8:05 pm

Bella Fortuna wrote:We've wrecked it; it's all yours again. :coffee: Oh, and as a last measure we set all the exotic animals free.
And we left plenty of Tea Bags for you. You just have to get them out of their wheelchairs before you use them.
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Post by Clinton Huxley » Wed Oct 19, 2011 8:08 pm

Well, you have to clean the place up. And you are all grounded for 100 years.
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Post by laklak » Wed Oct 19, 2011 8:15 pm

You can't ground me, you're not my real Dad!
Yeah well that's just, like, your opinion, man.
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Re: A Renegade Colony To Be Returned?

Post by Gallstones » Wed Oct 19, 2011 8:18 pm

laklak wrote:Revolutions are only illegal if you lose.
:cheer: :tut: :wumbo: :tup:
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Post by Clinton Huxley » Wed Oct 19, 2011 8:19 pm

laklak wrote:You can't ground me, you're not my real Dad!
Oh, you are so in trouble! I'm stopping your pocket money.
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Post by Bella Fortuna » Wed Oct 19, 2011 8:19 pm

SPRINKLES FOREVER!!!!1!!
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Re: A Renegade Colony To Be Returned?

Post by Callan » Wed Oct 19, 2011 8:20 pm

We may not want it - but we could sell it to China...
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Re: A Renegade Colony To Be Returned?

Post by laklak » Wed Oct 19, 2011 8:21 pm

Clinton Huxley wrote:
laklak wrote:You can't ground me, you're not my real Dad!
Oh, you are so in trouble! I'm stopping your pocket money.
I'll just hold my breath till I die and then you'll be sorry you didn't buy me that pony.
Yeah well that's just, like, your opinion, man.
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Re: A Renegade Colony To Be Returned?

Post by Clinton Huxley » Wed Oct 19, 2011 8:23 pm

laklak wrote:
Clinton Huxley wrote:
laklak wrote:You can't ground me, you're not my real Dad!
Oh, you are so in trouble! I'm stopping your pocket money.
I'll just hold my breath till I die and then you'll be sorry you didn't buy me that pony.
Let's not talk about what you did to Dobbin, nor how much the equine counsellor cost...
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Re: A Renegade Colony To Be Returned?

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Wed Oct 19, 2011 8:24 pm

You can't ground me, I'm not your real Dad!
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Re: A Renegade Colony To Be Returned?

Post by Clinton Huxley » Wed Oct 19, 2011 8:29 pm

Zombie Gawdzilla wrote:You can't ground me, I'm not your real Dad!
You know, we'll need a Governor General and the perks are prett y good...
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I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled"

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