I said what it said. That’s all I said. I acknowledged he kept slaves.
As did every State in the Union at that time, and their representatives who signed the Declaration of Independence were fully aware of that.
Trying to make the Declaration about slavery because of those five words Jefferson put into it is dishonest. It isn't about slavery. It is about independence.
Yes, Lincoln was lying in his Gettysburg address. He makes it seem as if the founders were intending liberty for slaves, when they were in fact intending liberty for themselves, while they intended that the slaves continued to be kept as slaves.
This is a perfect example of a Liberal reading an interpretation into something that wasn't intended by the framers of a law.
The 14th amendment has nothing to do with Abortion, Gay Marriage, or prayer in public schools, but through the power of creative interpretation, they have declared that the 14th amendment justifies their decisions on these matters.