Declaration of Independence is Law, it is U.S. Code[W:118]

FreedomFromAll said:

ANd you know there is no direct evidence or you would have been spamming this thread with it.

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whatever you say.

1750Texan said:

You claiming that the DOI is a non-positive law does not make it so. If the declaration was made before the nation existed...then it is not part of the Nation.

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The Constitution says:
"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 U. S. Constitution thus acknowledges the nation already existed for 11+ (=12th) years at the time of the signing of its Constitution. Clearly dating the establishment of the nation to 1776 and the DOI.
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1750Texan said:

Show where the DOI is codified in US Code.

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It didn't have to be codified, it was the accepted and recognized law of the land.

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Master PO said:

"the second revision of the Revised Statutes would only be "prima facie" [NON POSITIVE LAW] evidence of the law; see Act of March 9, 1878, 20 Stat. 27, ch. 26."


Non-positive law titles are "prima facie" evidence of the law, but positive law titles constitute legal evidence of the law in all Federal and State courts (1 U.S.C. 204).



THE TITLES OF THE UNITED STATES CODE

A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774 - 1875 <--second revision
A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774 - 1875 <----preface of Revised Statutes stating the organic laws are being added
A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774 - 1875 <----the organic laws

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A replacement volume, the Revised Statutes of 1878,was published which made many corrections and updated the Revised Statutes of 1873. It is legal (and apparently prima facie) evidence of the law, but not conclusive evidence. See Act of Mar. 2, 1877, ch. 82, 19 Stat. 268 and Act of Mar.9, 1878, ch. 26, 20 Stat. 27. See also 7 Cong. Rec. 1137, 1376-77 (1878)

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This question is easily resolved. The FOUNDING FATHERS are those whose signatures appear on the Declaration of Independence. The ENTIRE nation celebrates the BIRTH of our Nation on July 4th, because the signing of the Declaration of Independence is considered the ACT which CREATED us as a nation. If it is NOT a law, then The United States is not a Nation and any debate of IT's laws is MOOT!

"In 1775, the thirteen colonized states revolted against the British rule and declared independence. The American Revolutionary War was fought against the British under the able leadership of George Washington. On July 4, 1776, the Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America was passed, which declared the country as independent. This declaration bestowed upon all individuals, equal civic rights as well as the power to alter or to abolish the government whenever it was felt to be posing a threat to people's fundamental rights." (from historyplex.com)

haymarket said:

What I know about the state of your mind is not the topic. Nor is your perception of my mood.

Where did I DEMONIZE the sainted founders saying anything untrue about them?

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Since your use of the term "Founding Fathers" is used with confident authority depicting a full understanding and acceptance of their identity, you have effectively countered your own assertion. The "Founding Fathers" is a specific and finite group of individuals distinguished by their signatures on the Declaration of Independence. July 4th is designated a national holiday in recognition of the "birth" of our Nation due specifically to the signing of the DoI. Therefore, one may conclude, if the DoI is not a "law" then the United States is not a Nation, and any further discussion regarding the Laws of "The United States" is a moot point.

brillanon said:

Since your use of the term "Founding Fathers" is used with confident authority depicting a full understanding and acceptance of their identity, you have effectively countered your own assertion. The "Founding Fathers" is a specific and finite group of individuals distinguished by their signatures on the Declaration of Independence. July 4th is designated a national holiday in recognition of the "birth" of our Nation due specifically to the signing of the DoI. Therefore, one may conclude, if the DoI is not a "law" then the United States is not a Nation, and any further discussion regarding the Laws of "The United States" is a moot point.

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Your post FAILS utterly to address the question I asked in my post that you pretended to be replying to.