Valley Secession Is Not Revolutionary
Re “Secessionists Invoke the Spirit of ‘76,” July 27: The Declaration of Independence is our nation’s most cherished symbol of liberty. It was the work of Thomas Jefferson and the other leaders of the 13 colonies. They included John Hancock, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Samuel Adams, all of whom participated in the birth of a nation and a struggle against tyranny--as a world watched.
Our freedom from taxation without representation was one of the liberties fought for in the American Revolutionary War. And the San Fernando Valley, since it first became part of Los Angeles, has been represented fully in accordance with the laws of this land. I find it an outrage, to say the least, that the proponents of the misguided Valley secession effort, in their desperation to find support, are trying to cloak themselves in the Declaration of Independence. There is no comparison. Period.
Ernani Bernardi
L.A. City Councilman (Ret.)
Van Nuys
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