Last time around hardly anyone read this, and because I think that it is really important, I've reposted it. Also, to give it a better effect of comparison to the actual Declaration of Independence, I've italicized only the words that I changed. As a first year law student, I have the privilege of instruction in the area of Constitutional Law. Our first assignment was to read the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution...and boy was I shocked when I did. Upon reading the Declaration, which is, in my humble opinion, one of the greatest documents ever drafted, I was dismayed to find how similar the colonists' grievances against King George III were to our own grievances against President George Bush II. With my appologies to Jefferson, I have modified his Declaration to match our current political reality. It is outlined in full, after the flip. For comparison, visit Here for the actual text. BTW, all strange capitalization was left intact. For the purpose of maintaining continuity between the documents, there are a few stretches. The words I changed are in italics.
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