He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.

Commentary:

This passage was to the Declaration at some point during the committee's revision of Jefferson's draft. The passage appears to be in Jefferson's handwriting. This passage was probably added to provide a better illustration of the barriers the colonists had encountered in seeking to have their voices heard.

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Commentary Provided By: D.J. Mason