There are times when I wonder what the hell U.S. Citizens are thinking. On the Fourth of July, the sort of birthday of the U.S. (one feels one should supply a confidence interval to cover the dates that can serve as the birthday of the U.S.), it is useful to wonder what other U.S. Citizens think of the Declaration of Independence, the signing of which caused the U.S. to come into existence.
Well, the Rasmussen polling folks (I believe a conservative leaning organization) asked U.S. citizens whether they agreed with the central tenet of the document, namely: “governments derive their only just powers from the consent of the governed.” The partial results of the poll can be read here: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/happy-holiday-70-percent-u-s-agree-declaration-independence-poll-finds-article-1.1107796#ixzz1zfvG1Q9U The Rasmussen site provides more info but I'll leave it to the interest reader to locate it. The "good" news is that a whooping 70% agree with the central tenet. This really is good news because only 66% agreed with it in 2011 and only 56% agreed with it in 2005. Like I said, what were they thinking. It makes one wonder if U.S. citizens have read the Declaration ever. If it has been a while since you read it, it's available on Wikipedia along with commentary; see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence -Mike Palij New York University [email protected] P.S. I apologize being so serious on such a holiday when I'm sure most of you are wondering whether Joey Chestnut is going to break his record. ;-) --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=18800 or send a blank email to leave-18800-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
