Marie Claude,
You haven’t revealed your politics, but I assume that you may be a liberal or a Socialist. Even if this is true, I would like your honest opinion on what I’ve written; because I’m considering submitting these ideas for publication at a reputable Modern American Conservative (Classic American Liberal) website. I have many liberal friends (including my wife), and I always debate with liberals before consolidating my opinions – opinions which correspond to the truth as best that I can determine. I fear that modern liberals and Socialists have evolved to a point where they are little different from classic conservatives; where they believe in or would allow government of an elite, by an elite and for an elite.

I believe the original American Revolution is not over; and I believe it is the only significant revolution for real, sacred and unalienable human rights – all others being counter-revolutionary, including the French and Communist Revolutions; and including those Americans themselves who would undo our revolution. Thomas Jefferson said it best:

“The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to protect its free expression should be our first object.” …. “Laws are made for men of ordinary understanding and should, therefore, be construed by the ordinary rules of common sense. Their meaning is not to be sought for in metaphysical subtleties which may make anything mean everything or nothing at pleasure.” …. “Law is often but the tyrant’s will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual.” …. “The republican is the only form of government which is not eternally at open or secret war with the rights of mankind.” …. “And where else will this degenerate son of science [Hume], this traitor to his fellow men, find the origin of just powers, if not in the majority of the society? Will it be in the minority? Or in an individual of that minority?” …. “A nation ceases to be republican…when the will of the majority ceases to be the law.” …. “The issue today is the same as it has been throughout all history, whether man shall be allowed to govern himself or be ruled by a small elite.” Thomas Jefferson

There is one aspect of the French Revolution which should be added to the American, and that is the idea of fraternity, i.e.: love of family and neighbor. With this in mind I’ll embed the idea into the Declaration of Independence with footnotes:

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal (1), that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty(2) and the pursuit of Happiness(3). — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent(4) of the governed…”

(1) Human equality before the law – not government enforced economic equality.

(2) Individual Human Liberty = freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, freedom of religion (religion non-subversive of liberty), freedom to defend life, freedom to own property honestly and creatively attained, freedom to privacy at home, freedom to petition government for grievances, and government power divided into its three branches which is ultimately under control of we the people – not ultimately under control of we the judges.

(3) Happiness deriving from creative work (including property honestly created) and play; and fraternity, i.e.: love of family and neighbor – including unforced charity for those neighbors who are disabled and thereby in need.

(4) Informed consent of the governed.