Obama Thinks Original Declaration of Independence Not Good Enough?

Publius' Forum ^ | 1/19/09 | Warner Todd Huston

[Mobile Vulgus]

In his Saturday remarks during his campaign train ride, President-elect Barack Obama issued some soaring rhetoric about the state of the country today. At least the Old Media thought it was soaring rhetoric, anyway. Typically, the media was overawed by his mellifluous tones, of course. But during these remarks in Baltimore Obama made a startling suggestion. He said we need a "new Declaration of Independence."

Apparently the original one isn't good enough for the new president, but it also seems a silly rhetorical flourish. After all, what is it that we are declaring independence from this time? Recall that the original one was a declaration of separation from an oppressive monarchy, one that led to a seven-year-long war. Are we in such dire straits now?

And, needless to say, it is also amazing the Old Media didn't jump all over Obama for this conceit. Can you imagine the media giving a pass to a Republican that proposed making a new Declaration of Independence? Doubtless they would attack a Republican mercilessly for suggesting the original Declaration was out of date or no longer applicable -- as well they should.

Here are the excerpted remarks from Obama's January 17 speech concerning the Declaration...

Read the rest at Publiusforum.com...

[Tallguy]

I was going to say “Reality”, but “Sanity” works!

[llmc1]

“Does anyone really understand this?”

I don’t.

[polymuser]

...from (Christian) ideology and small (independent) thinking, prejudice (rational judgment) and bigotry (heterosexualism).

[Mind-numbed Robot]

It is not a new Declaration of Independence he wants but a new Bill of Rights, one that eliminates the 2nd Amendment and “bestows” special rights on others.

[RJS1950]

These idiots who use or portray the Declaration this way are ignorant fools.

The declaration was a founding document, not a formational document. the declaration stated our reasons for departing from the rule of the crown, not what kind of government we would have to replace the monarchy. It is the constitution that is our formational document that details how our republic is constituted.

If BO is saying that we need to declare independence from our republic and constitution then that is treason.

[RetiredArmy]

He wants a new Continental Congress, to change the Dec of Independence, Bill of Rights, the Constitution. He wants to change it all to the Soviet Government Dictator style of government. That is what Americans want now. We have one more day of freedom. Starting tomorrow and the remainder of the week the Marxists will pile TAKE AWAY bills from us, liberty will go down the toilet and your rights and property are going, going, gone.

[Beloved Levinite]

Excuse me, in advance...

HORSESH*T!

[Beloved Levinite]

RA,

Thanks for reminding me to change my tag.