Among the grievances that the signers of the Declaration of Independence lodged against King George was overregulation: 'He has erected a multitude of New Offices and sent hither swarms of officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.'
Goodlatte references historical grievances about overregulation from the Declaration of Independence.
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