This is all true. What the D of I did do was to create useful theory of when Revolution is legitimate, as opposed to when it is simply a power grab by those who have lost an election or lost power through constitutional means. Paul Finkelman President William McKinley Distinguished Professor of Law and Public Policy Albany Law School 80 New Scotland Avenue Albany, New York 12208-3494 518-445-3386 [log in to unmask] >>> Walter Waddell <[log in to unmask]> 07/02/08 12:25 AM >>> The Declaration of Independence, as sacred, honored, and highly principled document as it might be, is not and did not become "the law of the land". The "D of I" helped accomplish an act of "supreme" insurrection. The insurrection was, with great luck, successful. Thereafter, the "D of I" became irrelevant to and about any specific discussion of the Constitution, its powers, its executives, and its governed. ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html