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Without declaring indepence there would be no constitution. And the constitution derives its existence and authority from the declaration – in part:

The Declaration of Independence of the Thirteen Colonies In CONGRESS, July 4, 1776
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed…

The National Lawyers Association takes the position that the practical effect of the legal connection or relationship between the Declaration and the Constitution is that the Constitution is to be interpreted in the light of the principles set forth in the Declaration.[...] The Preamble introduces and explains the purpose of The U.S. Constitution, and links it to The Declaration of Independence."

The Preface to the United States Code - Annotated states that "this code is the official restatement in convenient form of the general and permanent laws of the United States in force December 7, 1925...." The Preface also states that there is also contained therein a copy of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, the Ordinance of 1787 and the Constitution with Amendments. Robert C. Cannada, Senior Counsel, Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens & Cannada, PLLC, Jackson, Mississippi, "America's Choice: A Limited Government Or A Totalitarian Government," The National Lawyers Association Review, Winter 1996.

Where is God in the Constitution of the United States? Here is the quote from the ratification Clause: Article VII.
The Ratification of the Conventions of nine States, shall be sufficient for the Establishment of this Constitution between the States so ratifying the Same.
done in Convention by the Unanimous Consent of the States present the Seventeenth Day of September in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty seven and of the Independence of the United States of America the Twelfth In witness whereof We have hereunto subscribed our Names,

The LORD referred to is not the King of England. He is the Jehovah God of Jacob, Issac and Jesus. Most education in those days consisted of the study of Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, so that the ancients holy books could be read in their native tongue. This phrase "in the year of our Lord" was not a convention of speech. It was the very air that free men breathed.

Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed…

Of course that is a major anti-biblical statment technically... All authority comes from God alone.

Without declaring indepence there would be no constitution. And the constitution derives its existence and authority from the declaration – [...]

AND FURTHERMORE: The Constitutions declares itself to be in support of ALL previous originating debts and documents (ART VI IIRC)... the DoI being one... So the language of the DoI is inherited.

Thanks for a good post.