That's all verynice, Jseal, but I was speaking from a "this is the reality" point of view, not from a "Here's the propaganda we'll espouse to the masses" point of view.

To whit, once the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America had fulfilled it purpose in justifying the rebellion against "duly constituted" authority, the document itself was basically run over with a steamroller, first when the US was incorporated under the Articles of Confederation (ever read that one? That's not something that *any* history course I've ever seen or experienced paid much attention to), and then later under the Constitution.

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