Reasons for the 1776 Revolution
NOVANEWS
By Prof. Matthew Stanton
Global Research
“Before the Constitution and before the Bill of Rights there was the Declaration of Independence. The founders took little time to enshrine in the Declaration of Independence the most fundamental and primary right from which all other rights flow: that is the Right to Revolt against an oppressive government.” – Winston Weeks
On this Independence Day, as every Independence Day, I like to ponder the Declaration of Independence to which those gone before pledged lives, fortunes and sacred honor.
This year — as always — particular passages seemed as pertinent today as they did over 200 years ago.
For example — consider the failure of our Congress and President to protect citizens from environmentally-related illness, and to enact and ...