The Declaration of Independence is the foundation that our Constitution was built upon.
"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..."
There are four fundamental principles found in the above:
- Truths: there is a right and a wrong.
- Freedom comes from God, not government. Government's job is to protect the rights God has given us.
- The only just power of government comes from the consent of the governed.
- Pursuit of happiness: the free enterprise system.
Our great country is off course, but the Framers gave us a tool that bypasses Washington, D.C., allowing We the People to change our trajectory.
As George Mason once said, "Are we so naive that we believe that a federal government that becomes a tyranny would propose amendments to restrain its own tyranny?"
He and the Framers foresaw this day. Be part of the solution. Join the movement at ConventionofStates.com.
