[pgyanke]

To make such an argument, you must have never read the Declaration of Independence.

It clearly reads as a contract that has been broken by the crown. The colonies didn't actually want to challenge the British government and were actively seeking reconciliation. When all attempts failed--and they knew they were already living outside of governmental authority--they asserted their right to self-rule as an alternative to no governmental representation.

[billbears]

It clearly reads as a contract that has been broken by the crown. The colonies didn't actually want to challenge the British government and were actively seeking reconciliation. When all attempts failed--and they knew they were already living outside of governmental authority--they asserted their right to self-rule as an alternative to no governmental representation

Beside the point. If one is to read Romans 13 as the poster apparently did, the Framers had no recourse but to accept the Crown's position, no matter how unjust that position was.