1. China
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3. 2748
1) In case \KL is trying to get tricky here, obviously we declared independence from Britain, but much of the Declaration of Independence was actually directed at King George III himself, the precise reasoning eludes my memory but it's something to do with the way they viewed the monarchy.
2) The Declaration contained a long list of grievances, but many were related to unfair taxation & laws, and lack of representation.
3) 1776!
Happy Fourth all.
Yeah, our government is pretty screwed up these days... but it could be a LOT worse. The DoI and Constitution are incredible documents especially given the era in which they were written.
Curious trivia: Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both died on July 4th 1826 within a few hours of each other.They had an interesting relationship, Adams argued passionately for the declaration of independence, largely Jefferson's work, before the Continental Congress in 1776. They became bitter political rivals frequently clashing and essentially agreeing on nothing again during their active political careers. Then Adams started writing long letters to to Jefferson and a friendly correspondence developed seemingly based on a grudging admiration for each other. Adams had stated "I will out live Jefferson.", and he did by a few hours although he had no way of knowing this as his last words indicate - "Thomas Jefferson survives".
Wow TexasFlood, haven't seen you around much!
Redpill knows his stuff. I declare a winnah!
America! Land of the free! Home of the...uh...Show Image(http://images.cheezburger.com/completestore/2010/12/28/db09b28b-eb33-4be9-886c-5d6ddf3cabcc.jpg)
That's not even 30,000 calories... this is America son
btw, I totally should have won this...
That's not even 30,000 calories... this is America son
btw, I totally should have won this...
You did have good answers too imho. In the spirit of the contest, once I receive the caps I'll send you whichever one of the three you'd like.You guys beat me. I might have had a better chance had I not felt the need to include herman's hermits lyrics in my post but in the grand scheme of things a sense of humor might be more important than winning, ;-) Congrats
btw, I totally should have won this...
wtf :P im not even in this thread :P
hi kalrkh
wtf :P im not even in this thread :P
The DoI and Constitution are incredible documents *BECAUSE* of the era in which they were written.