Thanks to Tristan Louis for a laugh from his recent posting of The Independence #140 Style – in other words, if our founding fathers had Twitter. I have re-published his amusing account below. Found in the Twitter archives from July 4, 1776.
* independence would be a good idea. #independencenow http://bit.ly/usdoi * The government should not mess with our rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. #abolishgov http://bit.ly/usdoi * No one’s above the law #kinggeorge #fail http://bit.ly/usdoi * He’s neglecting us #kinggeorge #fail http://bit.ly/usdoi * He wants us to give up our rights in exchange for help #kinggeorge #fail http://bit.ly/usdoi * Tweetup was too far #kinggeorge #fail http://bit.ly/usdoi * Our friends were pushed out #kinggeorge #fail http://bit.ly/usdoi * No representation for us #kinggeorge #fail http://bit.ly/usdoi * The king’s stealing our money and not letting us run things #kinggeorge #fail http://bit.ly/usdoi * Judicial representation now! #kinggeorge #fail http://bit.ly/usdoi * Stop gov corruption #kinggeorge #fail http://bit.ly/usdoi * Stop gov abuse #kinggeorge #fail http://bit.ly/usdoi * Why is there an army on my street? #kinggeorge #fail http://bit.ly/usdoi * Why is the military not independent? #kinggeorge #fail http://bit.ly/usdoi * England armies out of colonies now! #kinggeorge #fail http://bit.ly/usdoi * stop english army abuse now #kinggeorge #fail http://bit.ly/usdoi * let our markets be free #kinggeorge #fail http://bit.ly/usdoi * Stop english taxes in the colonies #kinggeorge #fail http://bit.ly/usdoi * We want juries of our peers #kinggeorge #fail http://bit.ly/usdoi * Don’t change jurisdictions on us #kinggeorge #fail http://bit.ly/usdoi * We are not Canada #kinggeorge #fail http://bit.ly/usdoi * Give us our laws and charters back!!! #kinggeorge #fail http://bit.ly/usdoi * Give us our legislature back!!! #kinggeorge #fail http://bit.ly/usdoi * You want war? Then we quit! #kinggeorge #fail http://bit.ly/usdoi * Say not to death and destruction #kinggeorge #fail http://bit.ly/usdoi * Mercenaries out of the colonies now! #kinggeorge #fail http://bit.ly/usdoi * Friends should not be forced to turn on friends #kinggeorge #fail http://bit.ly/usdoi * The king’s not fostering law and order #kinggeorge #fail http://bit.ly/usdoi * We’ve tried talking this out but he won’t listen #kinggeorge #fail http://bit.ly/usdoi * We called, we wrote and only received insults as replies #kinggeorge #fail http://bit.ly/usdoi * Our friends in the UK also tried but no one listened so war it is http://bit.ly/usdoi * Independence now #tweetup #gousa http://bit.ly/usdoi * Let’s hope this works out #gousa http://bit.ly/usdoi |
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