Originally posted by Izarith
The problem is not the government, how could it be. Government is a tool like a car is a tool and you all want to, in you lunacy, declare yourselves
independent of the car you can not dive.
What you have said are the words of an idiot. I'm not sure if you are just a really young kid, let say, 12, or just are unfamiliar with history.
First, the original declaration of independence was to separate the colonies from British rule. It listed the grievances and crimes of the king.
This concept new declaration does not invalidate the original. It is completely separate but in the same spirit of American Liberty.
Now, to try to explain things to you using your car/tool analogy:
Yes, government is a tool of the people. The way it works, the people, both directly and indirectly decided who will wield that tool. Now, if the
process for choosing the persons of power becomes corrupted, or those in power abuse, misuse or betray their duty and the people, the people can and
should rightfully separate themselves from said abusers.
The USA is all too often misunderstood to be a nation like all other nations of the world. We are not. We are a collective of individual sovereign
states. Joined together for mutual protection and support. The states do retain their sovereignty no matter what. Thus, such a declaration is saying
the collective is not mutually beneficial to the cause of liberty.