Parallels Between the 1776 Grievances & Modern Ethnic American Concerns
The 27 grievances in the Declaration of Independence—laid bare in my earlier article The Road to Revolution—were not mere complaints. They were the breaking point for a people who had suffered years of distant tyranny, blocked self-rule, and the calculated obstruction of their right to grow and sustain their own communities.
For the Ethnic American—defined by the Naturalization Act of 1790 as any “free white person of good moral character,” whether a 13th-generation descendant of Jamestown or a European, Australian, Kiwi, White South African, or Canadian immigrant who arrived 10 years ago and earned citizenship—these grievances strike home today. The same patterns of centralized overreach, silenced local voices, and government policies that jeopardize the demographic and political future of the founding stock now echo the colonial struggle to secure their future.
Below are, in my view, the clearest parallels between the 1776 grievances and the lived concerns of modern Ethnic Americans. There are many more (e.g., the coining of our own money etc…)—this is only a starting point for honest conversation. Each grievance is summarized in modern terms from The Road to Revolution (ethnicamerican.org), paired with a contemporary issue, and rooted in the shared Ethnic American experience—whether your family landed in 1619 or 2015.
| # | 1776 Summary (in Modern Terms) | Modern Ethnic American Parallel |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | King blocked laws beneficial to public well-being (e.g., withholding approval of colonial trade or representation acts). | Federal courts and agencies block state and local laws that protect Ethnic American communities—such as school segregation bans, historic district zoning, or neighborhood safety covenants—claiming “civil rights” override local will. |
| 2 | Prohibited governors from passing urgent laws without approval, then ignored them. | Federal delays or vetoes of state priorities—like English-language education or community safety funding—leave Ethnic American families powerless to act locally. |
| 3 | Refused laws for large populations unless they surrendered representation. | Federal mandates force states to adopt policies (e.g., housing quotas or DEI hiring) or lose funding, silencing Ethnic American majorities in their own towns. |
| 5 | Repeatedly dissolved assemblies for opposing rights violations. | State legislatures reflecting Ethnic American values are overridden by federal courts or executive orders on issues like parental rights or voter integrity. |
| 6 | Refused new elections after dissolutions, leaving people vulnerable. | Federal interference in state elections—through lawsuits or oversight—creates prolonged uncertainty, echoing colonial exposure to outside rule. |
| 7 | Blocked naturalization and immigration to limit population growth. | Federal border policies allow uncontrolled mass migration that fundamentally alters the demographic and political balance of Ethnic American communities—without local consent or continuity with the 1790 Act’s vision of controlled, compatible European growth. |
| 8 | Interfered with justice by refusing fair judicial laws. | Federal courts block state reforms—such as protecting parental consent in schools or fair sentencing—denying Ethnic American families local justice. |
| 9 | Made judges dependent on the crown for tenure and salary. | Federal influence over state courts through funding or appointments prioritizes national agendas over Ethnic American community standards. |
| 10 | Created swarms of new officials to harass and drain resources. | Federal agencies (IRS, EPA, ATF) expand into Ethnic American regions—auditing family businesses, regulating farms, or monitoring lawful gun ownership—draining resources and freedom. |
| 11 | Kept standing armies in peacetime without legislative consent. | Federal law enforcement or military presence in Ethnic American areas—often without state request—enforces policies like protest control or gun regulations. |
| 17 | Imposed taxes without consent. | Federal taxes fund programs (e.g., urban resettlement, foreign aid) that burden or displace Ethnic American communities, without their direct representation. |
| 22 | Suspended legislatures and claimed power to legislate all matters. | Federal preemption of state laws—on education, healthcare, or land use—treats Ethnic American-majority states as subordinate, not self-governing. |
Clarifying Grievance #1: Local Control vs. Federal Desegregation Mandates
“King George III has blocked laws the were beneficial and necessary for the public’s well-being”
In the colonies, this meant the King vetoed local laws on trade, currency, and governance—laws passed by Ethnic American assemblies to protect their communities.
Today, a parallel is forced desegregation at gunpoint:
- 1954–1970s: Federal courts struck down state and local segregation laws—laws passed by Ethnic American majorities to preserve their schools, neighborhoods, and social order.
- Busing, affirmative action, Section 8 housing: All imposed against local will, using federal power to override community standards.
- Result? Ethnic American children bused out of their neighborhoods. Historic towns transformed. Local control nullified.
This is not a defense of injustice. It is a recognition of principle:
A people have the right to govern their own communities
A Nation has the right to coin it’s own money through it’s own treasury
The King denied us those rights in 1776. The federal government denies them to us today.
Clarifying Grievance #7: The 1776 Fight for Self-Determined Growth
“King George III has tried to limit population growth in the colonies by blocking laws that would make it easier for foreigners to become citizens”
Yes—all colonists were European. But the Crown deliberately prevented the right kind of Europeans from growing in number and power.
- German immigrants in Pennsylvania passed naturalization laws. The King vetoed them.
- Scots-Irish wanted land west of the Appalachians. Proclamation of 1763 banned it.
- French Huguenots, Dutch, Swiss faced royal delays—London feared independent communities.
This was control, not Ethnic American diversity.
The colonists wanted growth on THEIR terms—with people who shared heritage, faith, and self-rule.
Today’s parallel: The federal government forces uncontrolled migration from non-European, non-assimilating sources—without consent. It replaces, not sustains.
- 1776: Too little growth → loss of future.
- Today: Too much of the wrong kind → loss of future.
We Are at a Tipping Point
In the 1960s, Ethnic Americans were 90% of the population. Our towns, schools, and governments reflected the people the Founders meant by “our posterity.”
Today, we are 56%—and falling fast.
That is not progress. That is dispossession.
The Hart-Celler Act of 1965 ended the 1790 framework. Immigration was untethered from origin, culture, or capacity. The result? Ethnic Americans are now minorities in cities their ancestors built. Their children are taught to reject their heritage. Their votes are diluted. Their inheritance is slipping away.
The 27 grievances are blaring alarms.
If we do not demand our rights under these same grievances—
- the right to control who joins our nation,
- the right to preserve our communities,
- the right to pass our republic to our children—
we will lose it all.
The Founders fought for a people. We ARE that people—old stock and new, 1619 or 10 years ago.
This is not about superiority. It is about survival.
We are at a tipping point.
Foreign Hands on American Levers
Even the representation we once took for granted has been eroded.
Today, Ethnic Americans are governed by dual citizens, foreign-born legislators, and officials who do not share our blood, our history, or our stake in the republic’s future.
- Members of Congress born abroad or holding dual citizenship vote on immigration, taxes, and war—policies that directly affect our posterity.
- Key cabinet and agency heads—unelected, unaccountable—carry passports from nations that do not prioritize Ethnic American interests.
- Judges and bureaucrats appointed for life make rulings that nullify the will of Ethnic American voters.
- Foreign lobbying groups enable non-Americans to steer U.S. policy in service of their own nations—entangling our destiny with foreign ambitions, in direct defiance of George Washington’s warning
This is not conspiracy. It is fact.
The Founders feared foreign influence—that is why the Constitution requires the President to be natural-born. Yet today, foreign-born or dual-loyalty figures shape policy at every level.
Grievance #17 warned of taxation without consent. Today, we face governance without kinship.
When those who rule you do not share your roots, your children’s future is no longer their concern.
1 year and 9 months defined who we are. The 27 grievances show what happens when we let others define it for us.
The republic is on the line. We, like the original colonists, are living under tyranny.
Silence means surrender. Action means legacy.
Written by an Ethnic American.
Whether your family came in 1619 or 10 years ago—you have the same blood, same rights, same future.
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