[m1-lightning]

And your point is? Assuming that you are arguing that The Declaration of Independence has to be recognized as law because it has been cited in the US Code, the Gutenberg Bible must also be recognized as law since it is cited in Title 2 Chapter 5.

[hedgetrimmer]

The Declaration of Independence is a set of principles upon which our government was established. That is, it is a basis or foundation for our governnment. The government had to be declared independent to Britain and be held to certain ideals before one word of law or statute was ever written therefore it is a primal document for the establishment of our free government.

Arguing that the Declaration is just an historical document and has no meaning today because it isn't enshrined in the United States Code is specious. It is an integral part of the American philosophy of liberty and individual rights.

[jaugust]

Actually, it only says that it be placed in the Library of Congress:

"The Congress hereby finds and declares -3) that the Congress of the United States in recognition of the
importance of printing and its impact on America purchased the Gutenberg Bible in 1930 for the Nation for placement
in the Library of Congress..."