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The Declaration of Independence states that all men are created equal - that was and is a higher law than the 3/5 law of the original Constitution. The Declaration of Independence states that our essential human rights come from God - our rights to life, liberty and creative pursuit of happiness - our human rights do not - do not - come from the U.S. Constitution, i.e.: the American government its self.

The Moral Law of the United States is expressed in the Declaration of Independence, and it is law; and that law is based on Judeo-Christian principles found in the Old and New Testaments. We are a Judeo-Christian culture and nation - so said our founding fathers - so says the Declaration of Independence.

Both Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln understood that The Declaration of Independence trumps the U.S. Constitution; it is simply a higher law that the U.S. Constitution. Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Lincoln understood another important thing about our Declaration of Independence: It is an eternal declaration of war - an eternal declaration of war - against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. [emphasis mine--GS.]

"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 [originally, "Life, Liberty & Property"--GS]. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness." Thomas Jefferson

"The assertion that "all men are created equal" was of no practical use in effecting our separation from Great Britain and it was placed in the Declaration not for that, but for future use." Abraham Lincoln --Posted by: Johnny Appleseed

When we win this election...or, alternatively when we secede from the People's Republic of America, to form a more perfect union, we can take these great documents as the basis of our nation. The PRA won't be using them anymore, obviously.

The Gunslinger