On this day in 1776, American patriots revolted against the British government because they were sick and tired of being forced to pay an enormous amount of money in taxes to a tyrannical government, while having no say in how the money was spent, and receiving no benefits from it—does that sound familiar?!

But we do have a say. Really the biggest problem we have is that only half our population bothers to make their voice heard. If they did we'd see a lot fewer career politicians, and a lot less corruption.