myth buster
2009-07-11 19:26:17
Romans 13 requires us to obey LAWFUL authority. However, when a so-called king or president claims powers for himself that the law says he does not possess, then he is a usurper, not a legitimate ruler, and rebellion against him is permissible. King George flagrantly violated the Magna Carta and claimed tyrannical powers that he had no legal claim to. Thus, the colonies were loosed from a moral obligation to obey him and submit to him.
