Good for you. You can quote the Declararion of Independence. So can I, when it is appropriate.
BUT - The Declaration was NEVER the law of this land (or any other land for that matter). The Constitution was/is the law of this land. By the way, for an attorney, you have a VERY loose definition of a law.
You made a factual error when you stated that slavery was unconsitutional. I pointed out that since slavery was originally written IN to the Consitution, it WAS, in fact, consitutional until the 13th Amendment was passed.
Those are FACTS; and, you are entitled to your own OPINIONS, as “they” say, but NOT your own facts. Slavery was ALWAYS immoral, but to our shame, it was NOT always illegal in this country.
>> The Declaration was NEVER the law of this land (or any other land for that matter).
The Declaration states the principles on which this country was established.
>> You made a factual error when you stated that slavery was unconsitutional.
I made no factual error. The Constitution does not, and cannot, grant or deny rights. The Constitution merely enumerates rights granted humanity by the Creator (as noted in the Declaration). Thus, to the extent that the document seeks to deny God-given rights to any particular individual, it violates its own premises. Slavery was always unconstitutional.
To the extent that we violated the principles of our foundation, we committed illegal and unconstitutional acts.
SnakeDoc