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[jfkraus]

Our Constitution is an amazing document. But I think to understand that document, one needs to read the Declaration of Independence. I challenge all of my friends to read the entire Declaration and comment on recent events with it fresh in your minds.

"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."

What's important here is that this Declaration was written BEFORE our constitution. The statement above does not apply to US citizens only. How could it, the US as defined by the Constitution did not even exist yet. This was a revelation for me.