Declaration Of Independence Analysis

The question of has America moved closer to or further away from the ideals outlined in the Declaration of Independence depends on whose perspective you are viewing it. From a global mindset, we’re an independent nation who makes decisions that benefit our country. We can impact the world through our influence without being subject to other countries wills. This is the broad view of why autonomy was sought. If one rests here, the answer is we are closer. However, this nation was founded of the people, for the people and by the people, therefore the people matter. The people are the heart and soul of why separation from England was important as is evident by the words “Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from

Certain safeguards were set into place to assure that we would remain on this course; namely the division of powers. In recent times the checks and balances aren’t adhered to. There’s been a blurring of lines between the executive, judiciary and legislative powers of the government leaving the President as more King than Executive Officer. Representative government is no longer electing a spokesperson to address the needs of the constituent. It’s been replaced by the people electing someone they think might hold some of the same concerns with full knowledge that the elected person may change his view in midstream. This same behaviorism is an echo of England passing law from a distance and giving no opportunity for

This regulation included mail, money, and weights and measures. Such issues as health care, education, social programs should be left to the states. By doing so you give the individual the right to move to a State that best suits his needs. Requiring health insurance, penalizing a business for moving to another State, interfering with a State’s free choice of a pipeline, becomes an abuse of power. It’s a reproduction of the colonial taxation based on poor decisions by England. They chose war without counting costs and found themselves destitute. Until then the colonies were uncared for by England. They contributed nothing but the human refuse of their nation, yet then wished to claim the wealth accumulated by those that they thought valueless. The same applies today. Our federal government chooses to spend money unwisely in a pretense of helping those who spend unwisely, all the while building a power base so they may remain. Those that do as they ought are penalized by their recklessness. Here we have an example of how our government is overstepping its intended