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.
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:
God - who grants us the rights enshrined in the Bill of Rights and therefore is outside government authority AT ANY TIME, FOR ANY REASON
People - who constructed the States for the purpose of protecting those God-given rights
States- who constructed the Federal Government via the Constitution to make sure the States remained at peace with one another, to protect the States from foreign powers and to negotiate for all the States with foreign entities.
Federal - who were constructed as the lowest and most limited form of government.
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.
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.
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.