The History of We the People - Part 5
ENEMIES
by Walter Giddings
January 30, 2022
“But those mine enemies ... slay them before me.” --- Jesus.
In our 1st Lesson, The Birth of America, we studied The Evidence that demonstrated America was not born in rebellion. At every turn of circumstance or event our Forefathers who framed The Republic worked tirelessly to preserve their 13 Colonial governments under 13 Charters. Two parties voluntarily forged these 13 Charters: Englishmen and their King. We found 2 forgotten historical events. The 1st forgotten event was the October 26, 1775 Speech by King George III to Parliament proposing to remove The Colonists from His Protection and treat them as Foreign Enemies ! The 2nd forgotten event was Parliament’s passage of The Prohibitory Act December 22, 1775. A member of Parliament David Hartley, said, “An inflexible majority in the Parliament have now declared all America to be an independent hostile state.”
“An independent hostile state.” Does this mean that the Englishmen of all thirteen states (!) had independence 7 months before July 4, 1776? Did that mean then they were no longer Englishmen? Were they now Americans? Did that mean the proverbial Rug of humbly appealing to return to their Rights as English-men was yanked from under foot?! Do we recall from Lesson 1, The Birth of America, “The Notes of Proceeding” of the Second Continental Congress of 1776?