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Brian Pfleuger · July 1, 2014, 01:31 PM

It may add support to arguments but the DoI is not a regulatory/legal document that governs US law, and never was.

It as essentially a letter to the king of England that said we were officially independent of England. Remember, we were already at war (for more than a year) when it was written.

So, it may well provide insight and enlightenment but it is not a legal standard.

July 1, 2014, 01:31 PM	#2
Brian Pfleuger Moderator Emeritus Join Date: June 25, 2008 Location: Austin, CO Posts: 19,578	It may add support to arguments but the DoI is not a regulatory/legal document that governs US law, and never was. It as essentially a letter to the king of England that said we were officially independent of England. Remember, we were already at war (for more than a year) when it was written. So, it may well provide insight and enlightenment but it is not a legal standard. __________________ Nobody plans to screw up their lives... ...they just don't plan not to. -Andy Stanley