We can’t stand for dissidents who want to impose their will on us

The American colonies had been at war with Great Britain, in the American Revolutionary War, for over a year before they issued their Declaration of Independence in 1776.

Thomas Jefferson’s masterpiece was not the cause of conflict, but the formal proclamation of independence by the 13 colonies, officially mandated to ratify the democratic wishes of the people.

It’s guiding principle was the ‘consent of the governed’, ‘before’ as well as ‘after’ the fact.