Do the rights declared in the American Declaration of Independence carry over into those expressed in the constitution?

Most every American child had to memorize the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence, of which the following is an excerpt:"We hold these Truths to be self-evident, ... that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, & the Pursuit of Happiness: 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 abolish it, & to institute new Government ... But when a long Train of Abuses & Usurpations pursuing invariably the same Object, evinces a Design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their Right, it is their Duty to throw off such Government, & to provide new Guards for their future Security. "Is it then our legal right to abolish our government and create a new one, by whatever means possible? Asked by Salty 38 months ago Similar questions: rights declared American Declaration Independence carry expressed constitution Politics & Law > Politics.

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Uh, NO, and NO. The Declaration of Independence was a decree of separation intented to be signifcant in its content and finality. The Constitution has been updated and has provisions for updating.

You can go try to abolish the government if you feel it is your legal right and you can try to employ whatever means possible, and just like the founding fathers of America were declared criminals and enemies of the crown, the USA will likely classify you as a criminal and respond accordingly. If you feel you are entitled to overthrow our government, perhaps you should first start out with some tax evasion and just write profane threats on your tax return as a declaration of war. If you're a military veteran then it would qualify you (albeit marginally) to try to overthrow the government, since after all you at least served the government and our way of life.

If you havent' served in the US Military, then I would suggest you write a letter of appreciation and maybe even ask for permission and send a copy of this letter to every mother of every solider that has died in the service of the United States and our way of life and start with the most recent and continue to do so until your tiny little hands get tired. Hopefully, by the time your fingers fall off enough parents of the fallen will have responded to your idea and convinced you otherwise.

1 Good question. I don't think Declaration of Independence has any legal authority.

Good question. I don't think Declaration of Independence has any legal authority.

2 Yes, it may come to that one day. When either/both of the current political parties completely bankrupts our country we may get to participate in actions that we think only occurs in other countries. Neither party has any interest in preserving what the constitution says.It has been ignored for years and those that recommend we get back to it are ridiculed.

Yes, it may come to that one day. When either/both of the current political parties completely bankrupts our country we may get to participate in actions that we think only occurs in other countries. Neither party has any interest in preserving what the constitution says.It has been ignored for years and those that recommend we get back to it are ridiculed.

PamPerdue replied to post #1: 3 That's correct. The Declaration of Independence doesn't have any legal authority. The Constitution is the sole governing document.

I doubt one ever has a legal right to overthrow a government. It's the sort of thing one just does, when it becomes necessary.

That's correct. The Declaration of Independence doesn't have any legal authority. The Constitution is the sole governing document.

I doubt one ever has a legal right to overthrow a government. It's the sort of thing one just does, when it becomes necessary.

Paradise. T replied to post #2: 4 But constitution with what interpretation? We are already following the Constitution with an interpretation from the Supreme Court.

We are already following the Constitution with an interpretation from the Supreme Court.

" "The Declaration of Independence states a creator. So what do you think?

The Declaration of Independence states a creator. So what do you think?

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.