tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post4231340417645373964..comments2024-03-16T01:00:19.876-05:00Comments on The Mad Monarchist: Celebrating Crime in Colonial AmericaMadMonarchisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-63573038390879352992013-11-01T06:10:28.368-05:002013-11-01T06:10:28.368-05:00By the way, by "the Constitution" I mean...By the way, by "the Constitution" I meant the Constitution of the British Empire, not the present-day American Constitution (the present-day Constitution was ratified in 1788).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12141280937817413536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-1715524887472819302013-11-01T03:49:42.022-05:002013-11-01T03:49:42.022-05:00I disagree; in my opinion the sheriff was right. T...I disagree; in my opinion the sheriff was right. The "law" HMS Gaspee was attempting to enforce was unconstitutional. It was passed by Parliament, and Parliament is the legislature of the Britain, not of Rhode Island. Each colony (including Rhode Island) has it's own legislature just as the Britain itself had Parliament. Parliament had almost no authority in the colonies. Don't get me wrong: we all had the same king, and were all part of the British Empire, but each colony, including the mother-country itself, had it's own legislature.<br /><br />Parliament's attempt to usurp power over the colonies was a volition of the rights of Englishman and the Constitution. By enforcing this "law" HMS Gaspee was engaged in rebellion against Rhode Island, and by extension against the British Empire. The sheriff did his job and put down the rebellion. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12141280937817413536noreply@blogger.com