(09-18-2024, 11:46 AM)Jag149 Wrote:

(09-18-2024, 11:31 AM)mikesez Wrote: The American Revolution started out, well before 1776, as the colonial legislatures fighting to be equal to British Parliament.  The only reason it became an effort to get rid of the King was the King openly decided to side with British Parliament in that battle and actually tried to prevent colonial legislatures from meeting.  For a while the colonists thought that might be fine as long as they got to vote in members of British Parliament, but it became clear that they would not be allowed to do so.

After the colonists won they set up a centralized government, begrudgingly, that had most of the powers that Parliament was asserting.

The American revolution was sort of about central vs local. But it was more about elected vs unelected.  And that's what the King has in common with Putin, Xi, and Maduro.  None of those guys will step down if the people want someone else to lead.  None of them are really elected by the people.

LOL, multiple people multiple reasons. Not one.  After it was formed the big issue was State's Rights vs Federal. These are defined in the constitution and Bill of Rights.  It was the first bone of contention between Alexander Hamilton and Arron Burr.  You do know how that eventually turned out right? Maybe not, history doesn't seem to be your strong suit.

Although they were in different political parties and those parties differed over states' rights, the duel had nothing to do with that.  Hamilton and Burr's duel was personal.  Hamilton insulted Burr one too many times, and Burr challenged him to the duel where Hamilton was killed.  

The Burr vs. Hamilton duel happened on this day | Constitution Center

"The final straw for Burr was the publication of a letter in a newspaper that said Hamilton demeaned Burr’s character. Burr demanded Hamilton apologize for the insults or explain them. Hamilton stayed quiet, so Burr demanded a duel."

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