The Declaration does say that, not sure about the Constitution. Although the 2A recognizes the means.
I just scanned through the Constitution. You are totally correct, the meme is wrong!
The Declaration does say that, not sure about the Constitution. Although the 2A recognizes the means.
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I do not understand why the Declaration of Independence has always been considered a lesser document than the Constitution (or the Bill of Rights) One declares our rights as “ the people” the others secures them.
First the declaration is addressed to the tyrannical government. Once independence was gained, the constitution and Bill of Rights came into being. I would say each document has the same authority.
https://www.archivesjuly4.org/history/declaration-of-independence
Excerpt from the above link:
Did you know?
There is something written on the back of the Declaration of Independence, but it isn’t a secret map or code. Instead, there are a few handwritten words that say, “Original Declaration of Independence / dated 4th July 1776”. No one knows who wrote this, but it was probably added as a label when the document was rolled up for transportation and storage.
No one who signed the Declaration of Independence was born in the United States of America. The United States didn’t exist until after the Declaration was signed! However, all but eight of the signers were born in colonies that would become the United States.
After the Declaration was passed on July 4, 1776, Congress ordered that it be sent to a printer named John Dunlap. About 200 copies of the Dunlap Broadside were printed and distributed throughout the colonies, with John Hancock’s name printed at the bottom. Today, 26 copies remain.
The signers sent a copy of the Declaration to King George III with only two names on it: John Hancock and Charles Thomson, the President and the Secretary of the Continental Congress. Why? They didn’t want the British to have the names of all those committing treason!