Topic: The Declaration of Independence

[LadyVirginia]

The Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.—That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,—

[Libertas]

If only more people were cognizant of the meaning behind each and every word.

Providence played a key role in our founding, of that I have no doubt.  The Creator stretched forth His hand and gave us men who brought us together who gave us the philosophical insight into the God-given rights of man and the people capable of opposing the greatest military force on the face of the earth, and the result was the creation of the greatest Republic the world has ever known and may ever know.

Was it Providence that gave us the Committee of Five?  Richard Henry Lee made the motion for separation and would have chaired the Committee comprising Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman and Robert Livingston.  But a sickness in the family meant the Committee had to do without Lee and his replacement was Thomas Jefferson.  At the urging of John Adams the responsibility to draft the declaration was put on Jefferson, who was reluctant to take the lead from the senior Adams.  Adams prevailed and the task fell to Jefferson.  The rest is history.

Providence?  You betchya.

And today I think we have Providence working too, albeit of the trials and tribulations variety, for our failure to hold onto the principles and beliefs upon which we were created.

[AmericanPatriot]

Read The Harbinger by Jonathan Cahn ( a Messianic Jew)

[Libertas]

Read The Harbinger by Jonathan Cahn ( a Messianic Jew)

http://www.amazon.com/The-Harbinger-ancient-mystery-Americas/dp/161638610X

I'll check with my mother, she talks about harbingers, she either has this already or has been watching someone who has read it and talks about it.

 

[charlesoakwood]

http://www.christianbook.com/harbinger-ancient-mystery-secret-americas-future/jonathan-cahn/9781616386115/pd/19161EB

Ten bucks.  There's supposed to be a free sample here but I haven't found it yet.

ETA: There's an eBook sample and a Google preview.

[Glock32]

H/T: The American Interest

The Declaration of Independence, Fixed:

The unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen Post-Colonial, Multi-Racial Societes of North America

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to strengthen the political bands which have connected them with the Global Community, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the cooperative and deferential station which a careful review of the relevant peer reviewed literature suggests is most appropriate for long term win-win outcomes, a decent and rigorously equal respect to the opinions of woman- and man- and transkind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the ever deeper union.

We hold these views to be consistent with the evolving cultural consensus, that all humans are equally obliged to the performance of certain Duties, that among these are the Participation in the Struggle against Racism, Economic Injustice, Genetically Modified Organisms, Homophobia, Nationalism and the Excessive Emission of Carbon Dioxide and Other Greenhouse Gasses. That to secure the performance of these Duties, Governments are instituted among humans, deriving their just powers from the considered Opinions of the Educated Classes, –That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Duty of the Enlightened and Credentialed Guardians of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute a new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect the Unquestioning Performance of their Duties by the Less Enlightened Members of the Public. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Change cannot come too quickly to suit the Convenience and the Predilections of an Enlightened Minority;  Governments long established should be changed the Moment a Sufficient Number of Well Regarded Contributors to the New York Review of Books have determined that such Change is Morally Incumbent; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that intellectuals who have never run anything in their lives are the Fittest of all Living People to remedy virtually any evil by abolishing the forms of Government, Laws and Customs of Society to which the brutish and unreflective Common People are accustomed. And when a long train of abuses and usurpations pursuing invariably the same Failed Dogmas of the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy evinces a design to allow said Common People to evade all obligations to the Global Community, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide New and Expanded Regulations for the future better restriction of the Lower Orders as they deem Meet for the Purpose.

[EW1(SG)]

Two links related to the Declaration of Independence worth perusing, from my friend Judith:

An annotated reading of the Declaration of Independence by Georgetown Law Professor Randy Barnett

An independent reading of the Declaration by Armed Forces members on duty in Afghanistan

[charlesoakwood]

  Moses Sanchez and American service personnel serving in Afghanistan.

[Libertas]

H/T: The American Interest

The Declaration of Independence, Fixed:

The unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen Post-Colonial, Multi-Racial Societes of North America

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to strengthen the political bands which have connected them with the Global Community, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the cooperative and deferential station which a careful review of the relevant peer reviewed literature suggests is most appropriate for long term win-win outcomes, a decent and rigorously equal respect to the opinions of woman- and man- and transkind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the ever deeper union.

We hold these views to be consistent with the evolving cultural consensus, that all humans are equally obliged to the performance of certain Duties, that among these are the Participation in the Struggle against Racism, Economic Injustice, Genetically Modified Organisms, Homophobia, Nationalism and the Excessive Emission of Carbon Dioxide and Other Greenhouse Gasses. That to secure the performance of these Duties, Governments are instituted among humans, deriving their just powers from the considered Opinions of the Educated Classes, –That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Duty of the Enlightened and Credentialed Guardians of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute a new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect the Unquestioning Performance of their Duties by the Less Enlightened Members of the Public. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Change cannot come too quickly to suit the Convenience and the Predilections of an Enlightened Minority;  Governments long established should be changed the Moment a Sufficient Number of Well Regarded Contributors to the New York Review of Books have determined that such Change is Morally Incumbent; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that intellectuals who have never run anything in their lives are the Fittest of all Living People to remedy virtually any evil by abolishing the forms of Government, Laws and Customs of Society to which the brutish and unreflective Common People are accustomed. And when a long train of abuses and usurpations pursuing invariably the same Failed Dogmas of the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy evinces a design to allow said Common People to evade all obligations to the Global Community, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide New and Expanded Regulations for the future better restriction of the Lower Orders as they deem Meet for the Purpose.

Damn, they would rewrite it that way too!