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  1. Aug 2025
    1. That no man, or set of men, are entitled to exclusive or separate emoluments or privileges from the community, but in consideration of public services; which, not being descendible, neither ought the offices of magistrate, legislator, or judge be hereditary.

      This establishes a public service role for government officials compared to the divine right of kings. The citizens of Virginia are responding to the unjust actions committed previously by the King acted as though he was above the law because he was a monarch and divinely appointed so. The VA Declaration of Rights ensures that no governing body that is established in VA will abuse their power in the way the King did.

    1. Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons, being the two Houses of Parliament, should continue to sit, and with their Majesties' royal concurrence make effectual provision for the settlement of the religion, laws and liberties of this kingdom, so that the same for the future might not be in danger again of being subverted

      This establishment of the bicameral system of the Houses of Parliament are reflective of how the United States Congress is organized. The purpose of the legislative houses is to ensure that the executive power, in this case the monarchy, will not take advantage of the rights of the people as well as protect the rights and liberties of the kingdom's citizens.