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The foundation
documents of the United States set standards for our national
identity and behavior. The Declared national goal is to
bring these ideals into expression. Using the parts of
the Declaration of Independence and US Constitution that pertain
to any and all citizens, we put our intentions into play.
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(excerpted
from) The Declaration
of Independence of the Thirteen Colonies In
CONGRESS, July 4, 1776 The
unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,
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Referencing the stated goals, Census
questions measure our place on the human standard:
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"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.
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First query. How goes your
pursuit of happiness? (drop down menu, rephrase this question
a variety of ways, what are your interests?)(text entry)(look
here for questions) |
--That to secure these rights,
Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers
from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of
Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right
of the People to alter or to abolish it,
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Second query: (how) Has any
Form of Government that you encounter, at home, at work, at school
or church, become destructive of your Life, Liberty, or pursuit
of Happiness? Are there places in your life where destructive
policies are in effect? (drop down menu, rephrase this
question a variety of ways)(text entry) |
and to institute new Government,
laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its
powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect
their Safety and Happiness.
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Third query: 3. What are your
ideas about how to better live, so that destructive by-products
are no longer being sustained? (drop down menu, rephrase
this question a variety of ways)(text entry) |
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