ENTRY+3--+The+Stamp+Act+1765

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= PODCAST SCRIPT = = = Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. Dearest diary, I would like to start this entry with the recount of the most unusual of events that happened only hours ago. I came across a man by the name of Welchos, apparently he is a warrior from Delaware and belongs to the Lenape tribe. I know not why this man has traveled such a long journey to the Norristown of Pennsylvania. But I found good entertainment in enlightening this stranger on the downright absurdity of today’s politics. However I think he did not find it nearly as enjoyable as I did, as he not seems to respond to any of my ranting. I must say, this man Welchos is of the most peculiar kind.

Be that as it may, allow me to rant a little more about this absurdity called the Stamp Act.

The tediousness of a star-filled night sky blurred by a vast amount of clouds, forces me to vent out the vexation compiled within my body and soul.

It is from the united voices of the colonists here in the American continent that; we ask one verity to be adhered by the parliament—**we follow one simple syllogism: We can only be taxed by our own representatives; we are not represented in Parliament; hence, Parliament cannot tax the men, women and children that preside in the American continent.**

The logic seems flawless, yet the world around me cannot come to a resolve.


 * The reasoning behind this American syllogism has recently been challenged by the worthless Advocates for the Stamp-Act—the colonies are supposedly, virtually represented, in the same manner with the Non-Electors resident in Great Britain.**

Holy Father, I only ask you to help these men who are blinded by non-sense and help them see the light of your glory and with it, some sense. Virtual representation does not exist. Their mouths utter lies, in order to deceive and wrongly overburden us with unjust taxes.


 * I believe the time has come to not only concern ourselves over the legitimacy of parliamentary taxation; the time has come to challenge the power of Parliament.**

5-4 Consideration on the Propriety of Imposing taxes (1765) The Dynamics of Rebellion, 1765-1770**
 * 5-3 Virtual representation (1765)