[Cardfan1]

There was no such thing as 'the' colonial assembly. There were individual state assemblies that taken collectively, could be referred to as the colonial assemblies.

In the end we all know you're going to believe what you want to believe. Historical or empirical evidences to the contrary be darned. It's all good, I get it.

“There was no such thing as 'the' colonial assembly.”

“ There were individual state assemblies that taken collectively, could be referred to as the colonial assemblies.”

Ummm....I said in an earlier post that I misread, but did you just say I was right?

I believe...
Our Governor was right to take action. I asked you what you thought he should do, but you dodged.

The Ben Franklin quote supports actions by govts to protect their citizens not individuals dodging responsibility. I do appreciate the historical context.