Loopholes in American Affidavits

[Entrails Konfetti]

In the Declaration of independance:

That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from Consent of the Governed, that whenever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends , its the right of the people to alter it or abolish it, and to institute a new government...

That seems like such a careless error, there has to be something backing this up.


In the Consitution of the united States of America there is nothing that exclusively protects private property or the right to inheritence.

[enigma2517]

Yeah it says that.

Of course, in practical legal terms if you tried to overthrow the government it'd be called treason. Punishable by death. Haha have fun :)

[Entrails Konfetti]

But, isn't it only treason if the country is at war with an enemy you happen to be apart of or giving refuge to?

[drain.you]

To be fair, there is alot that isnt included in constitution but that doesnt mean much, they still have other laws and such. For example, Britain doesnt even have a written constitution yet private property and inheritance are quite legally justified.

[which doctor]

The one who wrote this Thomas Jefferson was very fond of John Locke , a british philosopher who came up with the natural rights theory. This theory stated that people have certain unalienable rights that no government can take away. One of these rights was the right to overthrow your government if it is not acting in the best interests of it's people.


(finally I get to use what I learned in US History class)


And lot's of laws that we have today aren't in the constitutio. The constitution is more of a base for government, not an end all solution to how we conduct our lives today.

[Red Powers]

El Kablamo,

The thing to remember about the Declaration of Independence is that it has no force in law. You cannot go into court and claim you have a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness because it is written in the DoI. As a legal document it is irrelevant. It can, however be used politically and has been so used by Lincoln and Martin Luther King.

In the case of the constitution, the 14th Ammendment explicitly mentions property as being protected.

[Entrails Konfetti]

In the case of the constitution, the 14th Ammendment explicitly mentions property as being protected.

I'm for prolitarian property being protected.

This ammendment doesn't say if its private or public property!