DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE 2012
By Allan Erickson /
Every now and then as things develop it’s necessary to cut political connections between one group and another, and, for good cause, establish separate operations according to the laws of Nature and God. Good manners require the initiating party explain the reasons for declaring independence.
First, some background about what we believe and how those beliefs require us to exact severance.
It is obvious that every person is created equal, including babies still preparing to enter the world. All human beings are precious, sacred, created by a loving God. This God endows each one of us with ironclad, inseparable human rights, to name a few, the right to Life, Liberty and the opportunity to work toward Happiness in this world, always understood to mean the right to own private property and to live our lives free of government domination.
Government exists to secure all Rights provided by God. Government can only do its job if it first gets permission from The People. Government is therefore placed under the control of The People and exists to serve the interests of The People. The traditional values of the majority of The People, dearly held for millennia, make up the foundational moral code of society, and government, if rightly securing the rights of The People, will respect that foundational code. Continue reading