Arguments Against Declaration Of Independence

When you sign a contract you make a deal and you expect that deal to be upheld. The Declaration of Independence was a contract drafted by Thomas Jefferson for the Second Continental Congress in 1774. The Declaration of Independence has four main principles, all men are created equal, all people have basic rights that cannot be taken away, the government acquires its power to make decisions and protect rights from the people, and when the government does not protect the rights of the people, the people have the right to change or remove the government. These principles have been mostly upheld. The first line of the Declaration says "we the people, " this line originally only included free, wealthy, landowning, white men. In the 240 years since the Declaration was first drafted, the phrase," we the people" has expanded to include all races, in the 15th amendment, as well as all genders, in the 19th amendment. These additions have gained more value as time has progressed. The second principle, all

The United states is a democracy in which the citizens have the right to elect, re-elect, and get rid of any leader. For example, the citizens liked Obama so they elected and re-elected him. For over 200 years the United State has kept the same basic constitution. The four main principles of the Declaration of Independence, all men are created equal, all people have basic rights that cannot be taken away, the government gets its power to make decisions and protect rights from the people, and when the government does not protect the rights of the people, the people have the right to change or remove the government have mostly been upheld . Overall, the Declaration of independence has been mostly