King George III's Grievances Still Relevant Today

When the colonies were planning on seceding from British Rule, they included in the Declaration of Independence reasons why they felt they should be independent. These items were called grievances, and they are the things that the colonists wanted to have changed if they were to ever become independent. One of the first grievances explains how the King of England at this time, King George III, was vetoing laws which the colonists thought were necessary. This does not apply today, because Obama has rarely vetoed anything that has passed through the House. Another grievance is that certain local laws had to be submitted to the king and were often not looked at for several years before being passed or not. This is also is not really relevant to the United States today because the President does not have to see every law that a city or county wants to adopt. "He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with mainly firmness his invasions on the rights of people". This isn't relevant anymore, as we do have checks and balances within our government. George III was also paying judges at his own discretion, so judges were likely not impartial. Again, this is not relevant today because of checks and balances. The …show more content…
This is no longer applicable to our current government, because assemblies are located in places where the people of the assebly can easily access. The King had also refused for new governments in the colonies to be created after dissolving old ones. This is not applicable since local and state governments have not been refused from being created nor have been dissolved. George III had also been hindering immigration from England, and also refused to cooperate in helping the colonies grow. This also is not applicable to the modern day United States, since we have not been hindering legal