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About the Declaration of States' Rights
The Declaration of States' Rights was written as a tent under which virtually all groups in America seeking autonomy, self-determination or greater States' Rights can comfortably stand. As such the Declaration is intentionally vanilla in some areas. For instance in point twelve the text is a modified version of the text used in the Declaration of Independence. The word Creator is missing. To the Christian and even the Deist it is obvious who these rights mentioned are endowed by. To the agnostic or atheist this may not be so obvious. We did not intend to imply that either point is true. The beauty of the concept of States' Rights is that localities can determine for themselves what they ultimately believe. If the Declaration is accepted and even ratified by one state it is perfectly conceivable that the ultimate verbiage used will reflect the cultural, philosophical and moral sentiment of The People of that State. Some will invariably include the word Creator and maybe even terms like the "triune God" while others will be silent on a deity endowing man with rights. That is what States' Rights is all about. Those that endorse and sign the document in its current form are merely stating that they adhere to the principle that men and localities should be free to determine what they believe. We are mutually supporting our rights and the rights of our states to make this determination independently.
Others have particularly questioned statements in the Declaration such as a vote for Puerto Rico to join the Union as a State, remain a Commonwealth or declare independence. Our view is thus; Puerto Rico meets all the qualifications for such a vote. An individual may not personally desire to see a particular outcome of such a vote but that is really not the point. If we were to sit comfortably in our own states and declare that people ought to be able to determine their own destiny and self-determine the form of government that is most beneficial for them but then deny that right to others we are hypocrites. Basic rights apply to all, and we must defend these rights across the board and apply them to everyone and every state, territory and commonwealth under the umbrella of the current Union. To do otherwise merely delegitimizes our claim to such a right for our states.
North American * Secession and Independence Movements
*Hawaii and Puerto Rico are obviously not part of North America, no offense intended
Active Secession Movements Around the World
One Nation Indivisible? A Study of Secession and the Constitution