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By William Marshall:
Based on the recent ruling of the Federal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, the Declaration of Independence, signed July 4, 1776, is Unconstitutional, even though it is the very foundation document on which the United States exists. You see, the Declaration of Independence refers to God in the most respectful terms, without doubt declaring this new nation to have emerged under the authority and entitlement of none other than God. I quote various sections of the document.
"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..."
"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,..."
"We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, ..."
"And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor."
No matter what sentimental value we may place upon it, we must recognize that the Declaration of Independence contains grossly offensive language and is in clear, self-evident violation of the First Amendment to the Constitution which reads in part:
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..."
Of course, the Declaration does not "establish" or recognize any sectarian religion in particular (which considerable evidence shows is what the framers of the First Amendment meant), but it obviously shows religious overtones even when the author, in a rather sneaky way, tried to hide his religious references by using alternate words to refer to God. It certainly meets the 9th Circuit's test of the "endorsement of religion," as did the phrase "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance which the Court found to be equivalent to "establishment."
No right-thinking American should tolerate the inclusion of these words on public display, and in no case should they ever be allowed to be uttered in any public forum or government subsidized school. Every day that facsimilies of this document are allowed to be displayed or read in state institutions increases the chances that someone may be offended. Displays of the "Declaration" should be removed from all public buildings. Indeed, the document must be abolished or amended to erase any religious implications if we are to be the nation that the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals wants us to be.
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I think Mr Marshall is being sarcastic, or is their truth in what he said?
Based on the recent ruling of the Federal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, the Declaration of Independence, signed July 4, 1776, is Unconstitutional, even though it is the very foundation document on which the United States exists. You see, the Declaration of Independence refers to God in the most respectful terms, without doubt declaring this new nation to have emerged under the authority and entitlement of none other than God. I quote various sections of the document.
"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..."
"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,..."
"We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, ..."
"And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor."
No matter what sentimental value we may place upon it, we must recognize that the Declaration of Independence contains grossly offensive language and is in clear, self-evident violation of the First Amendment to the Constitution which reads in part:
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..."
Of course, the Declaration does not "establish" or recognize any sectarian religion in particular (which considerable evidence shows is what the framers of the First Amendment meant), but it obviously shows religious overtones even when the author, in a rather sneaky way, tried to hide his religious references by using alternate words to refer to God. It certainly meets the 9th Circuit's test of the "endorsement of religion," as did the phrase "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance which the Court found to be equivalent to "establishment."
No right-thinking American should tolerate the inclusion of these words on public display, and in no case should they ever be allowed to be uttered in any public forum or government subsidized school. Every day that facsimilies of this document are allowed to be displayed or read in state institutions increases the chances that someone may be offended. Displays of the "Declaration" should be removed from all public buildings. Indeed, the document must be abolished or amended to erase any religious implications if we are to be the nation that the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals wants us to be.
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I think Mr Marshall is being sarcastic, or is their truth in what he said?
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