Does the Declaration of Independence obligate us to throw him out of office?
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
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.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government,
2007-03-05
08:51:43
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laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.--Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government.
2007-03-05
08:52:32 ·
update #1
The history of the present (President of the United States)is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.
2007-03-05
08:53:58 ·
update #2
No, we are not obligated to stage a rebellion in order to get rid of our incompetant President George Bush, but we should impeach him. He has violated laws by wiretapping American citizens without a court order, and he lied to us about the reasons for invading Iraq. Furthermore, he ordered the malicious prosecution of border patrol agents Ramos and Campion on the request of the Mexican president. Bush has not upheld his oath to protect our country against all enemies since millions of illegal aliens have invaded our country during his terms. Impeach that loser now! Sign the petition below.
2007-03-05 09:23:34
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answered by Anonymous
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didn't you get the word? the constitution has been thrown out. and this, some time ago. these same guidelines describe the electing of a president. perhaps you read the paper back in november 2000. remember? the supreme court elected this president. that old hemp rag with the funny writing on it specifically prohibited such action, yet here were are. since the coup d' etat of 2000 all the rules have been changed.
it's not the declaration of independence we need right now it is the constitution.
2007-03-05 17:05:41
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answered by Anonymous
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Well Lincolns approval rating was at 30% during the Civil War-He wasn't thrown out. Either way the Declaration of Independence doesn't obligate any one to do anything. Its Declaration that's it. It could say:
"Americans are obligated to throw out of office any president who attacks any country beginning with the letters Ir"
and we still don't have to do anything
Its not law, its a declaration.
2007-03-05 17:00:45
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answered by Centurion529 4
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Um, in a word, no. The principles of the DOI apply when a government has overtaken a people, enslaved them, and is ruling by force and fear rather than by the consent and request of the governed. If we don't like a particular political leader, we can just vote him out in four years. No need to create a new nation about it.
2007-03-05 16:56:27
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answered by All hat 7
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Nah. Most Americans disapprove of these shennanigans::::::::::::::::::::::THIS WILL OPEN YOUR EYES by Paul Harvey
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> Conveniently Forgotten Facts Back in 1969 a group of Black Panthers
> decided that a fellow black panther named...Alex Rackley needed to die.
>
> Rackley was suspected of disloyalty.
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> Rackley was first tied to a chair. Once safely immobilized, his friends
> tortured him for hours by, among other things, pouring boiling water
> on him. When they got tired of torturing Rackley. Panther member
> Warren Kimbo took Rackley outside and put a bullet in his head.
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> Rackley's body was later found floating in a river about 25 miles north
> of New Haven, Conn. Perhaps at this point you're curious as to what
> happened to these Black Panthers. In 1977, that's only eight years later,
> only one of the killers was still in jail.
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> The shooter, Warren Kimbro, managed to get a scholarship to Harvard
> and became good friends with none other than Al Gore. He later became an
> assistant dean at an Eastern Connecticut State College. Isn't that
> something?
> As a '60s radical you can pump a bullet into someone's head and a few
years
> later, in the same state, you can become an assistant college dean! Only
in
> America!
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> Erica Huggins was the lady who served the Panthers by boiling the water
> for Mr. Rackley's torture. Some years later Ms. Huggins was elected to a
> California School Board.
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> How in the world do you think these killers got off so easy?
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> Maybe it was in some part due to the efforts of two people who came to
> the defense of the Panthers. These two people actually went so far as to
> shut down Yale University with demonstrations in defense of the accused
> Black
> Panthers during their trial.
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> One of these people was none other than Bill Lan Lee. Mr. Lee, or Mr. Lan
> Lee, as the case may be, isn't a college dean. He isn't a member of a
> California School Board. He was head of the US Justice Department's Civil
> Rights Division, appointed by none other than Bill Clinton.
>
> O.K., so who was the other Panther defender?
>
> Is this other notable Panther defender now a school board member?>
> Is this other Panther apologist CCow an assistant college dean?
>
> No, neither! The other Panther defender was, like Lee, a radical law
student
> at Yale University at the time. She is now known as the "one of the
smartest
> woman in the world" (and may well become the next president of the United
> States). She is none other than the Democratic senator from the State of
> New York----our former First Lady, the incredible Hillary Rodham Clinton.
>
> And now, as Paul Harvey said; You know "the rest of the story".
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> Just a reminder as she runs for President
2007-03-05 17:05:10
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answered by just the facts 5
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dont/shouldnt we as Americans have issues with almost every presidents policies? and i dont think you are actually speaking of disolving political bands,,, though it might be in our best interest to get rid of both the republican party and the democrats,,,,, maybe we should rewrite the declaration and the constitution, and say all people,,,,,, not just men! you really have to look at the wording and the times, those white men then thought they had a right to the earth,,,,, and their concept of mankind was very limited,,,,
2007-03-05 16:59:03
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answered by dlin333 7
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That's really too much to read. But to answer your question, No, there is no obligation to "throw him out of office". And, he should not be "thrown out of office". Study the Constitution as it is taught in law school and you will gain a new appreciation for what we have in this country, rather than wanting to change things.
2007-03-05 16:56:45
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answered by Anonymous
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Thank you for quoting the Declaration of Independence. Now go read it to the King. What does this have to do with Bush and whether He's doing his job?
2007-03-05 16:56:39
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answered by Anonymous
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Liberal Whackos think that most people disprove of Bush for Liberal Whacko reasons. The fact is he was elected twice both times with a higher percentage of votes than Bill Clinton ever got. There are many people who are dissatisfied with Bush because he has done some very unconservative things, but given the chioce between him and Kerry of Gore again would vote for him again.
2007-03-05 17:00:10
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answered by Jace 4
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If you are going to 'toss out a president' for such things, you need to start with the Roosevelts,Kennedys, Johnsons, Carters, Klintons.....
2007-03-05 16:56:25
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answered by credo quia est absurdum 7
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