Thayer: Revolution ended rule by birthright

Thayer: Revolution ended rule by birthright

By Greg Thayer My fellow Americans, in the summer of 1776, a bold and dangerous idea took shape—an idea that would forever change the course of history. That idea was captured in a single document: the Declaration of Independence. To understand its greatness, we must first understand why it was necessary. Greg Thayer For years, the American colonies lived under the rule of the British Crown, governed by a distant power that neither understood n…