Their twisted logic puts them on very unstable footing because there is no foundation. They are making law with the times, with what feels right at the moment, and then trying to go back to make history fit their latest and greatest idea.
This is why they seem to virtually ignore the Declaration of Independence. It’s too simple, too direct and too straightforward. If they were to be honest, they would have to say unequivocally that the Declaration of Independence is unconstitutional. After all, here is what this horrible, oppressive document says:
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.
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.[1]
“Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God,” “Endowed, by their Creator”? Let’s pass a bill including this language today and see what happens. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) would bring suit before the vote was even cast; Michael Newdow’s daughter would somehow be deeply affected by it, prompting him to bring yet another suit; and Barry Lynn would be invited to every major news show to “educate” us as to why this kind of rhetoric is okay as long as you keep it to yourself, but once you actually express it, well, then we have a problem.
But liberal scholars consistently encounter one little problem: there would be no Constitution without the Declaration of Independence. This legal document gave notice to the international community that a new nation was being formed. Without it there is no United States of America. It gives us the legal right to enact a Constitution. More important, it is a declaration of rights that no government can take away.
We are all still created equal and we are still endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights. If our current government sought to trample these rights, if it were to become destructive, it is still “the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government.”
The enemies of God in our government have a problem with the Declaration of Independence, and ignoring a problem does not make it go away — we learned that the hard way on September 11, 2001.
The Declaration of Independence is the foundation of our legal jurisprudence. Indeed, it is the foundation of our country. And in fact, it makes reference to what they hate the most, God.
So liberal activists should be truthful for once, or at least intellectually honest (remember, they believe there is no truth; everything is relative), and stop their little nonsensical lawsuits against “under God” in the pledge of allegiance, the 10 Commandments in the public square, “In God We Trust” in our coins, etc., and ask a judge (perhaps the brilliant Ninth Circuit) to declare, once and for all, the Declaration of Independence unconstitutional.
After that perhaps they can finally take their cases to the House of Lords.