[jeffersondem]

“Had the 13 Colonies lost the war of against Great Britain, the charge against George Washington would have been treason.”

And the Declaration of Independence, in advance, cut the ground from beneath any such charge by the King: “A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant . . .”

[DoodleDawg]

And the Declaration of Independence, in advance, cut the ground from beneath any such charge by the King...

Did it now?

[Bull Snipe]

If we had lost the Revolution, the DOI would not have been worth the paper it was printed on.

Just as when the Confederacy lost the war, the Confederate Constitution was no longer worth the paper it was printed on.