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Posted by: thepinetree on 07/04/2022 08:12 AM Updated by: thepinetree on 07/04/2022 08:40 AM
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July 4, 1776 The Unanimous Declaration Of Independence Of The Thirteen United States of America

Philadelphia, PA...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, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation....


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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, that among these are Life, Liberty and 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 to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and 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, and to provide new Guards for their future security. — Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.

He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.

He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.

He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.

He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their Public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.

He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.

He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected, whereby the Legislative Powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.

He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.

He has obstructed the Administration of Justice by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary Powers.

He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.

He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.

He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.

He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power.

He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:

For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:

For protecting them, by a mock Trial from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:

For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:

For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:

For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury:

For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:

For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies

For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:

For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.

He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.

He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.

He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation, and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & Perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation.

He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.

He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.

In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.

Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our British brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.

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, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these united Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States, that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. — 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.

New Hampshire:
Josiah Bartlett, William Whipple, Matthew Thornton

Massachusetts:
John Hancock, Samuel Adams, John Adams, Robert Treat Paine, Elbridge Gerry

Rhode Island:
Stephen Hopkins, William Ellery

Connecticut:
Roger Sherman, Samuel Huntington, William Williams, Oliver Wolcott

New York:
William Floyd, Philip Livingston, Francis Lewis, Lewis Morris

New Jersey:
Richard Stockton, John Witherspoon, Francis Hopkinson, John Hart, Abraham Clark

Pennsylvania:
Robert Morris, Benjamin Rush, Benjamin Franklin, John Morton, George Clymer, James Smith, George Taylor, James Wilson, George Ross

Delaware:
Caesar Rodney, George Read, Thomas McKean

Maryland:
Samuel Chase, William Paca, Thomas Stone, Charles Carroll of Carrollton

Virginia:
George Wythe, Richard Henry Lee, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Harrison, Thomas Nelson, Jr., Francis Lightfoot Lee, Carter Braxton

North Carolina:
William Hooper, Joseph Hewes, John Penn

South Carolina:
Edward Rutledge, Thomas Heyward, Jr., Thomas Lynch, Jr., Arthur Middleton

Georgia:
Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton


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No Subject
Posted on: 2022-07-04 08:42:31   By: Anonymous
 
I am thankful everyday for this country. It is we the people not we the despots in DC.

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    Re:
    Posted on: 2022-07-04 09:00:20   By: Anonymous
     
    After the Supreme Court decided to remove rights that Americans have worked so hard to attain. Watching the last president trying to undo democracy . Watching unqualified simple minded morons in the republican party talking garbage. This year’s forth of July. Disappointing

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      Re:
      Posted on: 2022-07-04 09:05:32   By: Anonymous
       
      If it’s so bad go to another country.

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        Re:
        Posted on: 2022-07-04 10:06:29   By: Anonymous
         
        I agree, if it's so terrible you can leave. It's the Lefts way that if they don't get what they want, you cry, you whine, you point your finger at everyone else blaming them, you become violent, you destroy other people's businesses, property, you loot and you claim it's for Justice?
        You're nothing but a POS. Look in the mirror and see just what STUPID looks like. You voted for a basement dweller who can't even take questions from reporters without having the question in advance so our Senile Presidents handlers can write down Joe's response into his teleprompter. And then he can't completely read part of it without losing where he was, getting lost.
        Your politicians had over 40 years to codify abortion and yet, your politicians that you elected to speak on your behalf did nothing for you did they? But they certainly did plenty for themselves, making millions for them, family, friends, brothers and Joe's son Hunter did really well too.
        Don't like it? Get your passport out, sell your single wide, or give your landlord notice and go to a happy place.
        mmm, bye bye now


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      Re:
      Posted on: 2022-07-04 09:28:28   By: Anonymous
       
      The Supreme Court merely sent it back to the states or congress to actually codify into legislation what abortion policy should be.

      There was no right to abortion codified into law. Even Ginsberg knew and stated such

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        Re: THE GOOD OLD DAYS
        Posted on: 2022-07-04 10:39:48   By: Anonymous
         


        Do you remember when we were a sovereign nation, the border was under control, gas prices were ridiculously low compared to now, Mass Shootings we're 400 % less then today, violent crime, rapes, Shootings we're way below today's numbers, there was no inflation, our Allies respected us, our adversaries feared us, no supply chain crisis, baby food was available, remember when Trump created Operation Warp Speed and the entire left said impossible it would take 5 years, remember when there were only 400,000 dead Americans and under Biden it's over ONE MILLION Americans DEAD because he and his VP bad mouthed the Three Vaccines Trump gave him? Remember when Roe Vs Wade was still in place under trump? Remember when New York prosecuted criminals with guns, then they stopped prosecuting and then the Supreme Court overturned New York's unconstitutional gun laws so law abiding citizens can apply for a gun permit to protect themselves for the skyrocketing violent crime under this Socialist Dictatorship.Remember when there was Peace in the Middle East, other countries entering into peace agreements with Israel, Russia stayed inside their own border, the military, law enforcement respected the POTUS, Remember when teachers taught 5 year old students reading writing and arithmetic instead of questioning their sex, remember when politicians worked for American citizens instead of making us last, But all of that was wayyyy back (like 17 months ago) before president dementia and vice president Whore took over.
        See what happens when you elect a weak, uncaring Dictator who doesn't give a damn about you, our Freedom, our Constitution, our Bill of Rights. Today might be the best day of your life because under this Disastrous Dictatorship tomorrow might bring even more Chaos.






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No Subject
Posted on: 2022-07-04 09:05:02   By: Anonymous
 
GOOD MORNING LITTLE DICKHEAD (sniveler)

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No Subject
Posted on: 2022-07-04 09:20:53   By: Anonymous
 
Independence from England was one thing, now we need our independence from the republicans who don't want us to be "independent" but rather under their conservative thumbs. It is the progressive thinking democrats who fight for independent living for all, the republicans do not. Next they will overturn marriage for all.

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    Re:
    Posted on: 2022-07-04 09:30:51   By: Anonymous
     
    Oh yes you Demoncrats are such libertarians. The left hates freedom unless it is the unilateral right to murder babies then you are all for it.

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No Subject
Posted on: 2022-07-04 09:29:38   By: Anonymous
 
All you Leftists, if promoting sex change, killing the unborn are forefront on your minds, I feel sorry for you! We, the free and proud of our country are going to take this place over in November, and there is going to be hell to be paid for by you and your Communist Party! Can’t wait!

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    Re: forefront on your minds
    Posted on: 2022-07-04 09:34:37   By: Anonymous
     
    Taking 1 freedom can lead to the Taking of other freedoms.
    Isn't that what the dotards have been telling us about masks and covid vaccines.
    You can't have it both ways.

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      Re: forefront on your minds
      Posted on: 2022-07-04 11:06:30   By: Anonymous
       
      Someone take your Freedom?

      You should join the millions who left the Socialist Dictatorship of what once was the Democrat Party, and those are just the registered democrat voters. The Independent Voters who voted for Biden? The Majority of them said they'd vote for a Republican Candidate in the upcoming Midterms. That's how terribly bad this administration has done ALL ACROSS THE BOARD ON EVERYTHING, A COMPLETE AND TOTAL FAILURE. His own party members along with the American public know that Joe has been lying about his son's business dealings. No one is so stupid to think that on Air Force Two, on a trip to China spending countless hours to and fro that Joe didn't talk about Hunter's business dealings, hookers, ask Dad's advice on how to get out of the responsibility of taking care of his child, how to sell finger paintings for $500,000 and if he could would he mind meeting the buyers? Can you imagine being that stupi.....oh you are, how sad to be you.

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    Re: Trump rally
    Posted on: 2022-07-04 09:34:43   By: Anonymous
     

    Bring your flags to the hotel at noon today for the parade in Murphys. Also, fire up your trucks for a Trump Train for the parade too.

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      Re: Trump rally
      Posted on: 2022-07-04 09:39:35   By: Anonymous
       

      thank you.

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      Re: Trump rally
      Posted on: 2022-07-04 10:34:39   By: Anonymous
       
      Cool beans, A Trump Rally? Never been to one. I bet we'd have all our Law Enforcement, Proud Military Personnel, Veterans, First Responders, That would be Awesome 👍
      Can you imagine if we had a Biden Rally? I saw those on TV it's like Biden's circle of friends, WH personnel, news media had something else to do when ever he plans something, and rumors were they had to pay people to show up. Room for 500 people? Maybe 60 would show up if he was lucky. Imagine what it would look like today with all the Disasters the left dummies have created. No wonder our Embarrassment In Chief doesn't do those Empty Town Hall Meetings anymore.
      Too funny, in 17 months to be known as "THE WORST PRESIDENT IN MODERN HISTORY"
      But let's not forget, it's the Gas Station Owners Fault, it's Putin's Fault, it's Trump's Fault, it's Big Oil's Fault, it's REPUBLICIANS Fault, it's Meat Industry Fault, it's Big Super Market's Fault, it's Big Businesse's Fault, it's Cargo Ships Owners Fault, it's God's Fault....It's actually The Buck STOPS With President Biden's Fault, but he's a democrat and they have always, pointed their Fingers and Blamed Everyone, Anyone Else and have Never, Ever Taken the Responsibility, to Acknowledge that they are in the WRONG! NEVER!!
      And they think all American citizens are as easily manipulated and dumb like their voter base to believe anything this Worst PRESIDENT In History says anymore???
      No wonder millions have left the dem party

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        No Subject
        Posted on: 2022-07-04 11:08:44   By: Anonymous
         
        Nothing like embarrassing the community with some idiot trump supporters in a parade .

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          Re:
          Posted on: 2022-07-04 11:10:12   By: Anonymous
           
          You’re outnumbered

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            Re:
            Posted on: 2022-07-04 11:43:58   By: Anonymous
             
            Proud to be outnumbered. Much better than being one of the majority of local lemmings marching our country blindly, over the cliff. Almost happened January 6th. Enjoy your communal roll in dotardery. Happy 4th!

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          Re:
          Posted on: 2022-07-04 11:11:42   By: Anonymous
           
          Ah . Republicans. You good old insurrectionist’s wanted to overturn an election . And threatened to hang the Vice President . Yep embarrassing

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            Re:
            Posted on: 2022-07-04 11:17:06   By: Anonymous
             
            Can you imagine. Being stupid enough to call the State of Georgia. Ask to change 11,780 legal votes All on a recorded line . Yep . Stupid all right . What is real stupid is , idiots who think this criminal is going to be president again .

            [Reply ]

              Re:
              Posted on: 2022-07-04 11:18:37   By: Anonymous
               
              Yep . Drugged up drunk and stupid …

              [Reply ]

              Re:
              Posted on: 2022-07-04 12:08:41   By: Anonymous
               
              Fake news!

              [Reply ]

                Re:
                Posted on: 2022-07-04 18:34:53   By: Anonymous
                 
                ^Fake brain.

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Way back younder before Biden totalled our economy our country
Posted on: 2022-07-04 14:21:51   By: Anonymous
 

Do you remember when we were a sovereign nation, the border was under control, gas prices were ridiculously low compared to now, Mass Shootings we're 400 % less then today, violent crime, rapes, Shootings we're way below today's numbers, there was no inflation, our Allies respected us, our adversaries feared us, no supply chain crisis, baby food was available, remember when Trump created Operation Warp Speed and the entire left said impossible it would take 5 years, remember when there were only 400,000 dead Americans and under Biden it's over ONE MILLION Americans DEAD because he and his VP bad mouthed the Three Vaccines Trump gave him? Remember when Roe Vs Wade was still in place under trump? Remember when New York prosecuted criminals with guns, then they stopped prosecuting and then the Supreme Court overturned New York's unconstitutional gun laws so law abiding citizens can apply for a gun permit to protect themselves for the skyrocketing violent crime under this Socialist Dictatorship.Remember when there was Peace in the Middle East, other countries entering into peace agreements with Israel, Russia stayed inside their own border, the military, law enforcement respected the POTUS, Remember when teachers taught 5 year old students reading writing and arithmetic instead of questioning their sex, remember when politicians worked for American citizens instead of making us last, But all of that was wayyyy back (like 17 months ago) before president dementia and vice president Whore took over. Do you remember wayyyy back in the beginning of January 2022 before Biden lost over EIGHT TRILLION DOLLARS IN OUR STOCK MARKET and millions of people had to put off their retirement and forcing millions of our Elders to try to go back to work part time so they could eat?
See what happens when you elect a weak, uncaring Dictator who doesn't give a damn about you, our Freedom, our Constitution, our Bill of Rights. Today might be the best day of your life because under this Disastrous Dictatorship tomorrow might bring even more Chaos.




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No Subject
Posted on: 2022-07-04 14:36:06   By: Anonymous
 
I heard a 6 yr old ask her daddy, what happens if our president dies? And this came to thought.
"Harris was asked by co-host Headkrack to explain the conflict “in layman’s terms for people who don’t understand what’s going on and how can this directly affect the people of the United States?”
"Speaking slowly, Harris began, “So, Ukraine is a country in Europe.”

“It exists next to another country called Russia,”
“Russia is a bigger country. Russia is a powerful country. Russia decided to invade a smaller country called Ukraine. So, basically, that’s wrong, and it goes against everything that we stand for.”
We are so fu¢√ed

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    Re: you are f>cked
    Posted on: 2022-07-04 14:46:06   By: Anonymous
     
    I heard a 6 year old.....
    Because you listen to FauxNews, you are f>cked.

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Biden killed immigrants than any President
Posted on: 2022-07-04 14:43:05   By: Anonymous
 
"The southern border migrant crisis has produced the world's deadliest land crossing, a United Nations organization said.

"More than 1,238 lives have been lost during migration in the Americas in 2021, among them at least 51 children," the International Organization for Migration's (IOM) Missing Migrants Project (MMP) reported.

"At least 728 of these deaths occurred on the United States-Mexico border crossing, making this the deadliest land crossing in the world, according to the data." That is only the confirmed deaths. You did see this, right? Biden has made our Southern Border the Deadliest Border Crossing in the WORLD
Another feather in the cap Joe, congratulations Joe, Kamala

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    No Subject
    Posted on: 2022-07-04 14:57:46   By: Anonymous
     
    Biden made . We like that . I believe we have always had the southern border . Interesting , we are learning some new information on how some republican lawmakers. Are involved in trying to pass a false slate of electors. To the Vice President of the United States . And what was your trump argument again ?

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      Re:
      Posted on: 2022-07-04 15:05:04   By: Anonymous
       
      Better chances playing the power ball . Trump was told on election night . He did not win . He chose to come out and claim victory . Leading to an insurrection . And continuing to rake in millions of dollars from his so called supporters .

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        Re:
        Posted on: 2022-07-04 15:45:35   By: Anonymous
         
        Do you guys , by the way . Have that list of republicans who sighed that petition to hold up the results of the election ?

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          Re:
          Posted on: 2022-07-04 16:14:27   By: Anonymous
           
          Or the Republican Senators and Representatives that asked for a pardon?

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            Constitution
            Posted on: 2022-07-04 16:34:32   By: Anonymous
             
            We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal
            Ah yes an enduring myth in America that needs to be called out..
            All Men.
            At the time this was written ,the language meant just that-All Men.
            Not equal rights for women, the poor, non Whites.
            Noble empty words, not the beacon of morals , the fabric of America myth often quoted is hollow.
            The Roberts ,Thomas, Allito, Gorsuch opinions are warning of a return to that era, regression to the 1780's.
            Read the opinions , the tone, citing of laws, archaic as they are, is the Mecca for these revisionists.
            Right wing coups are themed as what the Republicans are working for, they all have God,guns,loss of rights especially the press and women, add racism.

            But the majority is against this. The Republicans willing to overthrow our Democracy is less than 40% , why should a minority rule the majority and regress over 240 years?

            They should not, yet the SCOTUS is ruling as Democracy, voting , rights , our health are not to be considered, they rule omnipotently to control our lives.

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No Subject
Posted on: 2022-07-04 17:32:05   By: Anonymous
 
To all Libtards, this is the 4th. of July, 2022, no one but you sicko’s care about Jan. 6th.!

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Constitution -This Illegitimate SCOTUS
Posted on: 2022-07-04 21:58:08   By: Anonymous
 
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal
Ah yes an enduring myth in America that needs to be called out..
All Men.
At the time this was written ,the language meant just that-All Men.
Not equal rights for women, the poor, non Whites.
Noble empty words, not the beacon of morals , the fabric of America myth often quoted is hollow.
The Roberts ,Thomas, Allito, Gorsuch opinions are warning of a return to that era, regression to the 1780's.
Read the opinions , the tone, citing of laws, archaic as they are, is the Mecca for these revisionists.
Right wing coups are themed as what the Republicans are working for, they all have God,guns,loss of rights especially the press and women, add racism.

But the majority is against this. The Republicans willing to overthrow our Democracy is less than 40% , why should a minority rule the majority and regress over 240 years?

They should not, yet the SCOTUS is ruling as Democracy, voting , rights , our health are not to be considered, they rule omnipotently to control our lives.

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