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THE 225TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE "We Hold These Truths" by Stephen B. Presser Is the Declaration of Independence part of the federal Constitution? The short answer, of course, is "no." For the Declaration to be part of the Constitution, it would have to have been included in the original document ratified by at least nine of the conventions held in the original 13 states between 1787 and 1789, or added by amendment, which requires a two-thirds vote of both houses of Congress and the assent of three quarters of the state legislatures. The Declaration was never ratified...

JERUSALEM: Israel on Saturday rejected Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's denunciation of terrorism, accusing him of being two-faced by saying one thing and doing another. "Such a condemnation is not worth anything coming from a man who is the top terrorist official," said Danny Ayalon, an aide to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. "Arafat is being two-faced: on one hand he has statements published condemning terrorism, on the other he incites violence and supports terrorism," Ayalon said. "We are expecting acts and not words," Ayalon said, recalling that it was a group linked to Arafat's Fatah movement that claimed Friday's suicide...

A New Birth of Freedom in Florida By Bill Dillon Florida Editor, GOPUSA April 1, 2002 In less than sixteen months after the rancor instilled by Gore's attempt to steal the election, the Florida legislature joined together to undertake a new birth of freedom in our public schools. In an overwhelming vote, the Declaration of Independence principles were reaffirmed. Group agendas and grievances were overcome in favor of our Founding principles. Individual prejudices were overcome in favor of our Founding principles. Party differences were overcome to reaffirm our Founding principles. With the Florida House voting 100 to 12 and the...

For the whole piece, click here "The American Heritage Bill" Introduction of HB 4369 "The American Heritage Bill" Christian Heritage Council Press Release March 22, 2002 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Christian Heritage Council is pleased to announce the introduction of "The American Heritage Bill" in the West Virginia State Legislature. Known as House Bill 4369, "The American Heritage Bill" would require all public, private, parochial, and denominational schools in West Virginia to teach the primary founding documents of the United States on the secondary level as a requirement for graduation. "This legislation, as proposed by The Christian Heritage Council, is...

DECLARATION FOUNDATION'S "EDUCATION PAPERS" by Dr. Richard Ferrier, President March 21th Florida's legislature has just overwhelmingly passed the "Celebrate Freedom Week" bill, and it is expected that Governor Jeb Bush will sign it. The bill's authors, Sen. Charlie Clary and Rep. Jerry Melvin, are requiring FLA public schools, in the last week of September, to include recitation of a portion of the Declaration of Independence, starting with the words, "We hold these truths ..." and it will further mandate "at least 3 hours of appropriate instruction in each social studies class, as determined by each school district, which instruction shall...