read the passage from the declaration of independence:
he has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his assent to their acts of pretended legislation:
what does the technical phrase "subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution" mean?

Question

read the passage from the declaration of independence: 
he has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his assent to their acts of pretended legislation: 
what does the technical phrase "subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution" mean?

anonymous · Answer

King George (the "he") of England is forcing his laws ("subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution," "foreign," meaning of England, a place different from the United States) on to a place that has its own laws drafted up (our constitution).