The Left just has a skewed idea of democracy that is more akin to communism. So they always say “democracy is under attack” when the concept of personal freedom and the ability to live outside of their control is brought up. Democracy itself is just a general idea, by the way, which is impossible in itself to implement. We live in a more specific form of it: a constitutional representative republic, which can actually work if we’re vigilant and don’t let it erode.
This is all generally wrong.
There is a famous painting of all the founders gathered to sign on July 4th.
It’s wrong. There were British spies everywhere. The individuals could not all travel safely to arrive the same day. Too much danger of arrest.
There was no one signing ceremony. They trickled in one by one over a lengthy period of time to sign.