What if Americans really knew their history?
 

On Friday, August 8, 2014 8:48:46 AM UTC-4, Stormin Mormon wrote:
On 8/8/2014 8:41 AM, David J. Hughes wrote:

A rallying cry of the American Revolution was "No Taxation Without

Representation".

Fifteen years after the Declaration of Independence, Federal troops

crushed the protesters of Western Pennsylvania, who were being taxed


without representation (commonly known as the Whiskey Rebellion).

I sure don't feel represented.

Did you feel that way back when Bush was losing the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq ??

What if Americans really knew their history?
 

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On Friday, August 8, 2014 8:48:46 AM UTC-4, Stormin Mormon wrote:
On 8/8/2014 8:41 AM, David J. Hughes wrote:

A rallying cry of the American Revolution was "No Taxation Without

Representation".

Fifteen years after the Declaration of Independence, Federal troops

crushed the protesters of Western Pennsylvania, who were being taxed


without representation (commonly known as the Whiskey Rebellion).

I sure don't feel represented.

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Congress is chock full of idiots, Chris....

--IOW, they actually represent you quite well.