[EternalVigilance]

Why, when they wrote the constitution, didn’t they include some of these key phrases from the declaration in the body of the constitution?

In reading the various state constitutions, I've noticed that the language used in the various articles and sections dealing with rights is often a combination of language from the U.S. Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and other Natural Law founding era sources.

[daisy mae for the usa]

Yes, wisely so. Sadly, judicial ruling has almost, and is actively and creatively, putting the last nails in the coffin related to state’s rights. Soon, no state constitution will have any weight at all.