posted by dennisn on December 31st, 2008 at 5:43PM

I do. This was before the USA existed--when there were instead thirteen colonies of Britain. Basically, there was a growing confrontation between the elected officials of the thirteen colonies, and the governors that the state of Britain shipped in. The British governors were nominally the guys in control, but the elected assemblies held most of the actual power--they had control over tax spending, and even the governor's pay check :). But, for laws to get passed, both of them would have to agree to it.

Soo.. killing bucolic wildlife was the only thing they could agree upon.

How tragic.

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