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Hate to be that guy but the Declaration of Independence is not the Constitution. The meme reads: "The Constitution actually says..." and the proceeds with: It's in the Declaration of Independence..." They are both considered founding documents but they are definitely distinct from each other.
Of course you are correct. I believe we have come to think of the founding principles of this country as a body of work and lumped it all together. Many have forgotten the scale of time that it took from the Declaration of Independence to the ratification of the Constitution/Bill of rights. It took nearly 20 years to codify an acceptable document that took thousands of hours of debate before it could be ratified. I believe everyone here are Patriots who firmly believe in the Principles of this Great Nation, even if we all hadn't fully studied the history, or have forgotten it. The spirit of this great nation is what we discuss, but perhaps it would be wise if we all studied it a bit more to ensure that we relay our message more accurately and to further appreciate how important these Principles are to not only ourselves, but to all of humanity.
It's in the constitution also (second amendment), but not as clearly worded:
Meaning the people can use arms against the State if it is no longer "free".
No. A free state refers to the individual states within the union. The 2A allows us to defend our state against a tyrannical federal govt (not a state) OR foreign invaders.
New York Colony originally had the 2nd amendment verbiage, except it included the word tyranny to make sure no tyrant tried to claim it was about muskets, hunting, or sitting purpose.
Meaning the people have the responsibility to "regulate" the militia well.
Regular means well equippd and maintained meaning the security of the country requires everyone well armed
Thank you for correcting the OP. I was about to be discouraged if no one caught that. That's the kind of shinanigans glowies use.
The Declaration of Independence isn't a legally binding document as far as our government is concerned, anyways.
Correct, it isn't. However, it is a document that reflects the consequences TO the government when the will of the people is violated.
Our Founding Fathers structured the order of power in our Republic as such:
So while the Declaration of Independence is not a "legally binding" document, it does in fact spell out a right of the People when their governments no longer work in their best interest.
I'm not disputing the tone of the Declaration of Independence, but that doesn't make it a legally binding document.
The 2nd is more along the lines of what you're looking for, along with accompanying legislation/documentation.
It is a law breaking document. It made the intention clear that we would be breaking unjust laws of the British empire.
Correct. Are we still under British rule?
What is the declaration of independence, legally speaking?
Is that all? Can it be used as something similar to the constitution or it was literally as simple as what you say?