HomeschoolrsRUs
03-10-2005, 02:21 PM
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After thinking, for some time, about the words of a fellow Freecer’s post concerning the relevance of the Declaration of Independence contrasted to federally-granted individual rights, I was reminded of Red Skelton’s commentary on the Pledge of Allegiance. While to Mr. Skelton the words of the pledge had appeared to become monotonous to some, it seems to me like the DOI’s words are being twisted, altered and distorted by those who would push an antirights, or at the very least, special rights position. I would like to try my hand at restoring them to their proper context and intent by dissecting and examining the opening clause word by word, upon which all other words follow and rely.
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We, The founding fathers of this great nation, a committee united in purpose and plan, Hold, understand, affirm and confirm, do grasp fully and with certainty, These Truths, specific undeniable, genuine, and real, no doubt that they are facts, To be, the are what they are, without hesitation or reservation, Self-Evident, obvious, plain, and clear, existing without prior need for permission, That All Men, ALL of mankind, every representative life of every human person, Are Created, inherent in the individual make up, made, fashioned and formed, Equal, starting life same as any other, balancing potential and opportunity, That They, all aforementioned, now and yet to come, without omission, exclusion, or prohibition, Are Endowed, pre-established, provided without pre-qualification, Not earned, bought, or stolen, instead given, By Their Creator, the One, the Entity, the Originator, responsible for all mankind, With Certain, precise, particular and specific, not to be confused with or overridden by any other, Unalienable, absolute, immutable, and incontrovertible, unable to be challenged or refuted, Rights, qualities, privileges, lawful claims that constitute what is correct, just, proper or honorable, That Among These Are, a listing of existing. included by reason of their relationship to each other, Life, the express permission to exist, to be, from one’s beginning to one’s end, not to be confused with how, which comes after, Liberty, emancipated with autonomy, and authorized for self-determination and independence, And, in addition to, yet preceded by, the above, Not to be excluded or separated from them, finally, and last for a reason, The Pursuit Of Happiness, free to seek and go after, that which makes one fulfilled, content, and satisfied, so long as it does not infringe upon the first two rights of others.
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Now, revisited, are the very words, on which our lives as free Americans are established, we the citizens of the greatest nation known, and recognized worldwide, as the United States of America.
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"We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness--"<O:p</O:p
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How any fellow citizen can say these words are not relevant to, or do not apply, to all, born or unborn, or to infer they do not supercede and precede all rights and laws federal and state, seems to me, is to show them, not only ignorant of the history and creation of the very country they call home, but most certainly incapable of distinguishing the difference between federal- and state-granted rights.<O:p</O:p
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Just imagine the shame, the heartbreak, the disgrace, if this type of person, or persons, were allowed to pervert the very foundation of this land, and to propagate and proliferate the rejection of the very essence of the words written so long ago by those who knew what it means, what it costs, what it requires, what it takes, and what it is, then and, still relevant now, to be, free.<O:p</O:p
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Oh wait, we don’t have to imagine, now do we, this has already happened . . .<O:p</O:p
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they are the Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.
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Nevermind.
HomeschoolrsRUs<O:p</O:p
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After thinking, for some time, about the words of a fellow Freecer’s post concerning the relevance of the Declaration of Independence contrasted to federally-granted individual rights, I was reminded of Red Skelton’s commentary on the Pledge of Allegiance. While to Mr. Skelton the words of the pledge had appeared to become monotonous to some, it seems to me like the DOI’s words are being twisted, altered and distorted by those who would push an antirights, or at the very least, special rights position. I would like to try my hand at restoring them to their proper context and intent by dissecting and examining the opening clause word by word, upon which all other words follow and rely.
<O:p</O:p
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We, The founding fathers of this great nation, a committee united in purpose and plan, Hold, understand, affirm and confirm, do grasp fully and with certainty, These Truths, specific undeniable, genuine, and real, no doubt that they are facts, To be, the are what they are, without hesitation or reservation, Self-Evident, obvious, plain, and clear, existing without prior need for permission, That All Men, ALL of mankind, every representative life of every human person, Are Created, inherent in the individual make up, made, fashioned and formed, Equal, starting life same as any other, balancing potential and opportunity, That They, all aforementioned, now and yet to come, without omission, exclusion, or prohibition, Are Endowed, pre-established, provided without pre-qualification, Not earned, bought, or stolen, instead given, By Their Creator, the One, the Entity, the Originator, responsible for all mankind, With Certain, precise, particular and specific, not to be confused with or overridden by any other, Unalienable, absolute, immutable, and incontrovertible, unable to be challenged or refuted, Rights, qualities, privileges, lawful claims that constitute what is correct, just, proper or honorable, That Among These Are, a listing of existing. included by reason of their relationship to each other, Life, the express permission to exist, to be, from one’s beginning to one’s end, not to be confused with how, which comes after, Liberty, emancipated with autonomy, and authorized for self-determination and independence, And, in addition to, yet preceded by, the above, Not to be excluded or separated from them, finally, and last for a reason, The Pursuit Of Happiness, free to seek and go after, that which makes one fulfilled, content, and satisfied, so long as it does not infringe upon the first two rights of others.
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Now, revisited, are the very words, on which our lives as free Americans are established, we the citizens of the greatest nation known, and recognized worldwide, as the United States of America.
<O:p</O:p
<O:p</O:p
"We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness--"<O:p</O:p
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How any fellow citizen can say these words are not relevant to, or do not apply, to all, born or unborn, or to infer they do not supercede and precede all rights and laws federal and state, seems to me, is to show them, not only ignorant of the history and creation of the very country they call home, but most certainly incapable of distinguishing the difference between federal- and state-granted rights.<O:p</O:p
<O:p</O:p
Just imagine the shame, the heartbreak, the disgrace, if this type of person, or persons, were allowed to pervert the very foundation of this land, and to propagate and proliferate the rejection of the very essence of the words written so long ago by those who knew what it means, what it costs, what it requires, what it takes, and what it is, then and, still relevant now, to be, free.<O:p</O:p
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Oh wait, we don’t have to imagine, now do we, this has already happened . . .<O:p</O:p
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they are the Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.
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Nevermind.
HomeschoolrsRUs<O:p</O:p