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So much for the Declaration of Independence: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator wi

• josscrowcroft 14y ago
  The missing amendment: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all Americans are created equal..."
  • jussij 14y ago
    All me/women are created equal but in reality some are more equal than others. As always history repeats :( Edit: It truly disappoints me how human rights always run a long second to personal interest.
    • jussij 14y ago
      Further: Given a big enough of a profit it is easy to turn a blind eye. That simple fact is a massive problem for humanity going forward. Greed before humanity is now a reality.
  • nullc 14y ago
    > "that all Americans are created equal..." Except the ones the executive branch orders to be assassinated: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/05/us-targeted-killings-eric-holder_n_1320515.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/05/us-targeted-killing...
• rayiner 14y ago
  The declaration of independence is a document with zero legal force. It's a bunch of nice sounding words to justify our attempt to separate from the British, nothing more.
  • gfodor 14y ago
    It may not be a legal document but it certainly more than just a "bunch of nice sounding words." I hear this argument get trotted out all the time as if the only way to value a document and how it should inform policy is if it is a legal one.
  • jussij 14y ago
    > It's a bunch of nice sounding words I suspect the founding fathers put a lot of thought into those nice sounding words in the hope they would define a nation. Those nice sounding words where powerful enough to start a civil war over the topic of slavery and basic human rights. However, in a way I think you are right. Those words may well have lost there meaning and been devalued by big business and big money :( Maybe today they are indeed just words, but the end result will be the USA has lost a lot more than just a bunch of words :(