I have all the love in the world for the Declaration of Independence. It is the finest revolutionary manifesto ever written, and I once nearly started a riot by reciting the first part of the Declaration at a Resistance rally in Philadelphia in 1968. But, brothers and sisters, it ain't a legally binding document! The corpus of Federal law *starts* with the Constitution, not with the Declaration. There's no point to saying that the Declaration was never repealed. Of course it was never repealed; it became moot at the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1782, in which Great Britain recognized the sovereignty of the United States of America! The Declaration is a *revolutionary* document; it addresses the rights of the individual first and foremost. The Constitution--and by extension all of American law--while institutionalizing a form of revolution (Jefferson's idea of a revolution every twenty-five years), emphasizes the *community* of citizens, the Nation as a whole. This is why Federal officeholders "swear to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic." This country is unique in that a *document*, a legal document, stands at the head of the government and embodies the sovereignty of the Nation. The Revolution, when it comes, as it inevitably must, will be fought not with guns--I defy you to stand up to a column of M-1 Abrams tanks and Bradley Fighting Vehicles supported by Cobra and Apache helicopter gunships, armed with your trusty .30-06. The Revolution, brothers and sisters, will take place in the streets and in the courts and in the voting booths, and its most powerful weapon will be the rights embedded in the First Amendment. Remember the old German song, "Die Gedanken Sind Frei"--"My thoughts they are free, no one can e'er know them. They flitter away, like shades in the night. No one can e'er know them, no hunter can shoot them. This ever shall be, my thoughts they are free." And the second stanza: "And should I be thrown in the darkest of dungeons, all that is totally irrelevant: for my thoughts will shatter the walls asunder. This ever shall be, my thoughts they are free." It was the power of thought, the power of ideas, that fueled the American Revolution; and that same power will fuel the next revolution...and the next, and the next, and the next. For revolution is, in the last analysis, a never-ending process. This was never more true than it is today. ----- Original Message ----- From: "MICHAEL SPITZER" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 8:24 PM Subject: [CTRL] The Revolution Has Started: Here Are Your First Orders (fwd) > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: LizMichael.com > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 10:18 PM > Subject: The Revolution Has Started: Here Are Your First Orders > <snip> > > The Declaration of Independence has never been repealed. It > plainly states that it is "the right of people to alter or to > abolish" the government. This is something you will see within > the next 10 to 20 years. It will not happen in a far off land, > but among your very homes. Your children will learn of it with > their own eyes. And in today's electronic world, the whole world > will be watching. This revolution SHALL be televised. > <snip> <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html <A HREF="http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
