Radio host Hugh Hewitt had a special Independence Day show in which his reading of the Declaration of Independence replayed at the top of each hour of his three hour show. Of course, who hasn’t read the Declaration of Independence, with its crafted stance of defiance, logic, assumption of divine gifts, and indictment against a despot? I have, but I still listened to each replay of the reading, as if hearing those words for the very first time.

By the third reading, it dawned on me that some of the charges of which King George III was being accused, sounded very modern, like a “déjà vu all over again,” moment. We are now reliving those times, that caused the signers of the Declaration of Independence to take a courageous stand, and pledge:

“And for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.”

We are living under the aegis of “King Barack Hussein Obama I.” I would like to be the first to address the new king. King BHO I: “When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another,” etc., etc., The new king should know the rest of that paragraph, because presumably a learned man such as he is purported to be, has certainly read the Declaration of Independence, right?

So what are the charges I would like to bring against King BHO I, I mean what are the similarities that I see between the actions of King George III, and the actions of this new king? How about, “deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed”? I did not vote for King B, so in fact I did not consent to be governed by him. However, as the majority rules, I fell in line with the majority vote. But while running with the herd, if I come to the proverbial cliff, and I am supposed to jump off, the falling in line for me stops there. Actually, we are at that point of jumping off of a cliff, that I am dubbing “Cliff death of the republic.” Call me “peculiar,” but I firmly believe that the tenets of governance are enshrined in the Constitution of the United States. I expect those governing, to adhere to those tenets, and not “transform” this democratic republic, into another failed socialist (non)paradise.

“He has refused his assent to laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good. He has forbidden his governors to pass laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.”

The first action of King BHO I, that comes to mind vis-à-vis that charge of refusal of “assent to laws,” that springs to mind, is that federal lawsuit filed against Arizona, a sister state. That smacks of the imperial powers that King George III inured to himself, especially with his maneuverings against the English Parliament, in the decade or so prior to 1776. Felipe Calderon, leader of a foreign country, gets more coddling than a sovereign state of the US, with King BHO I technically the leader of all 50, (not 57, King US states? I think that I was confused? My confusion multiplied when I read this article , detailing that a lawyer who used to represent alleged terrorists, has been lined up against Arizona. The fog of confusion cleared sufficiently for me to come to the conclusion that increasingly, it is becoming rather unpleasant to be a taxpayer or state of the United States of America. We are the new enemy.

The position of president of the US is considered to be the most powerful in the world. El presidente de Los Estados Unidos, oops, there goes my confusion again. I meant to type, the president of the Unites States, has brought the full force of that position against the governor and legislators of AZ, seemingly taking the side of a foreign potentate, and the citizens of that potentate, his citizens that he “exports” here for a “better life.” King BHO I, part of that “better life” appears to be drug smuggling, human trafficking, murder, rape, and robbery – of your fellow citizens. You are safe in the People’s House, protected by well-trained Secret Service agents, who will take a bullet in your stead. Who did Rancher Krentz and Jamiel Shaw have to take a bullet for them? They had no one. They are dead – murdered – by folks here illegally. I did not personally know either of these two victims, yet I cannot get their murders out of my mind. Their blood, and that of the other Americans slaughtered by folks who have no legal right to be here, is on the hands of every single official, at whatever level of leadership in this country. King B may want to take a look at this list of some of his fellow citizens.

I have a question for King BHO I. What would be your reaction if you had to change places with the families of these victims? Would you be sanguine, magnanimous, willing to bring suit against your fellow citizens, on behalf of illegality? Or – would you be running through the rooms of the People’s House, tearing your hair out, bawling your eyes out, replaying in your mind what you could have done differently, swearing vengeance, inconsolable? The families of these victims have gone through that horror.I would not wish that on you.

Finally, my spirits were lifted when I read this Kris Kobach article. If a real lawyer is on the side of Arizona, then Arizona may yet save the rest of the nation! “Your love has lifted me higher!” That is the song that came to mind when I read that citizens who agree with the courage shown by the governor and legislature of Arizona, have put their money, $500,000, where their sentiments are. The donations in support of Arizona are pouring in! “We the people get it.”

“He has made judges dependent on his will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.

He has erected a multitude of new offices, and sent hither swarms of officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance.”

The “czardom” that was instituted by King BHO I, is the present day equivalent of the judges that King George III is accused of having “dependent on his will alone.” Even the word “czar” troubles me. No American president should be consorting with “czars.” The whole autocratic, Russian imperialism connotation gives me the shivers. Maybe my big mistake was in learning the history of the real US, the great pains to which the Founding Fathers, who accomplished their job without czars, took to establish a unique nation “with liberty and justice for all.” Had I not done that, maybe my misgivings would not be so deep seated.

Speaking of misgivings, this link – The President's One-Man Death Panel - IBD - Investors.com, and this one , almost sent me over the deep end! Instead of the three “R’s” of “reading, ‘riting and ‘rithmetic,’ this czar believes in the two “R’s” of rationing and redistribution? I may end up getting caught up in his rationing pool, something like those pelicans are getting ensnared in that Gulf oil spill. But, when it comes to redistribution of wealth, where I am concerned, the laugh is going to be on him, when he finds out that there are church mice richer than this writer!

A thought just occurred to me. If one of the czars went over the deep end, and advised King B, that in order to consolidate his power, the Constitution should be ignored even more than it is now, maybe even suspended and he should assume absolute power. What would be his decision? I hope that my question is never answered by any declarations beginning with “whereas,” followed by “assume.” My poor ticker could not stand the betrayal.

“For imposing taxes on us without our consent..” According to this Examiner article, our wounded troops, who have already given their limbs, in our defense, will have to pay taxes for their prosthetic limbs. They can say thanks to what has been labeled “Obamacare.” This is a bill that double dips in infringements – on the “imposing taxes without our consent” and governing without ‘the consent of the governed.” I am going to desperately try to give King BHO I the benefit of the doubt. Maybe in all of the haste with the reported strong-arming of members of the legislative body, “incentives” for consent to vote for his health care plan, he did not realize what would happen to our heroes.

King B, now that you know, what are you going to do about it? You and your “parliament” have the finest health care that money (of “we the people,” including those troops), can buy. How about a troop confined to a hospital bed, minus an arm or leg, or both, being allowed to concentrate on getting well, rather than worrying about the tax on the device to fill that empty space where his body part used to be? You have the power. Use it for good.

“He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burned our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.” I am afraid that the preceding sentence could be ascribed to King BHO I, with the exception of “burned our towns,” for the fiasco known as the Gulf oil spill. If hundreds or probably even thousands of the wildlife had not already been killed on the “ravaged coasts,” I could have called them as witnesses for the prosecution. In case King B needs a refresher, he should take a look at these photos. The moving at glacial speed to accept the help of other nations with proven and effective equipment to clean up the spill, is still very puzzling. I almost forgot to state, in all fairness, that King B is not guilty of that “plundered our seas” charge – yet.

“And for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.”

King BHO I, “we the people” are not at the stage where we will declare our independence from you, in the formal words of the Declaration of Independence, by making the above pledge. However, we pledge to regain our eroding freedoms by:

▪ Choosing our own health care

▪ Choosing representatives who will believe that this government is “for and by the people”

▪ Choosing representatives who are not for sale to the highest bidder

▪ Choosing representatives who believe in our right to “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness”

▪ Choosing representatives to whom the corrupting power of absolute power is anathema

▪ Choosing a president, not a king, who believes in and cultivates American uniqueness and exceptionalism

▪ Choosing a president who does not view the US Treasury as a financial warehouse to be plundered

I see that I am not the only one who sees a solid resemblance to a monarchy in the behavior of our president. This writer takes exception to the Internet correspondence of our first electronic media president! “Nullum tempus occurrit regi – Time does not bar the king’s rights.” Initially, that may have worked for George III. It is not going to work for his modern day American successor. Not even a coincidental or manufactured “crisis,” that will not be allowed to go to waste, will stop the tide of “we the people” at the ballot box. If we are wise, it will be a “November to remember.” Some remarkable men back in the 18^th century fought King George III to give us our national rights. We have ceded enough.