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Declaration of Independence Principles Tested

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Declaration of Independence Principles Tested

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Declaration of Independence states that the people have a right to “alter or abolish” government  when it does not meet their needs.

Shays wanted to alter government because it was not meeting the citizens’ needs. The government did not pay him for his service and now they wanted to take his land away because he couldn’t pay his taxes.

Today, we see protests in the United States for rights for equality, to change government and for our climate. We had a group, on January 6, 2021,that wanted to alter or abolish the government. The day started as a protest and ended in an insurrection by the group wanting to change what they believe was a fraudulent presidential election. The group wanted to stop the vote by the Electoral College.

What is your perspective on Americans altering or abolishing their government by protesting?

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I think that protesting to change or abolish the government should be allowed. I believe this because if the needs of the people aren't met by the government, then the constitution isn't really being upheld. Like when African americans were being suppressed and they protested and performed sit in's to change the goverment.

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I think that altering or abolishing the government should be allowed because if the type of government is hurting the people, they should be able to change it. This should still be allowed in the future because it works. For example, the original plan of government, the Articles of Confederation, didn't work, so leaders from all 13 states changed the Articles and made a Constitution that we still use today.

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Americans altering or abolishing their governmet by protesting should definetly be allowed because it is a way that people can affect change. If the people are unhappy with the way things are being run, then they should be able to change it to meet their needs. It says so in the Declaration of Independence. For example, the Articles of Confederation didn't work for the colonists and Shays rebellion helped the delegates see that. Then they changed the form of government into what we use today.

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I think that altering or abolishing the government should be allowed. For the reason that if the government is doing something that is bad for the people then the people should be allowed to tell what is wrong and demand for change and if the government isn't listening then the people should be able to change it. I think it should be allowed in the future because it works well for our government. For example the women saw what was wrong with women's rights not being a thing and they brought it to the governments attention by protesting it and making women have rights.

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American citizens have the right to freely speak but also are able to protest as long as it is not a riot. People constantly turn a peaceful protest"into a huge active riot terrorizing things that have nothing to do with the topic and things that do dealing with the topic. The fact the citizens have the right to abolish or alter government is a huge right but also a fair right. Being able to abolish or alter the government should definitely be a right given to citizens as it gives them a greater opinion and voice and lets them create change as well as work inside of government.

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I think that people should be able to protest and petition for the government to change things that they feel should be changed. However, what happened on January 6 2021 was dangerous and multiple people died. People should have a say in their government and be able to alter it but it should be peaceful.

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I think Americans should alter or abolish their government by protesting because that is why we created the US. We wanted to give citizens the opportunity to speak about what changes they want to make and how we can grow as a country and not only leave one leader in charge. We wouldn't have fought in the revolutionary war if we were okay with not giving citizens a voice.

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I think that altering or abolishing the government should be allowed because if something is so terribly wrong that the people want the government to be changed, then it must be pretty bad for the people. I think that it should be kept for the future because it works, and you can see that in Shay´s rebellion, where the farmers were unhappy with the taxes so they protested, and eventually it was changed.

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I think that altering or abolishing the government should be allowed because of the government isn't meeting the needs of its people, the people should be able to alter the government to meet their needs. For example, before the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation served as a guide for the government. However, the Articles of Confederation failed and later was changed to the Declaration of Independence that we still use today.

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I think that Americans should be able to alter or abolish their government because it allows them to have a government they feel meets all of their needs. If American citizens feel they don't have representation in their government, then they should have the right to alter their government to be able to have a better country that allows equal and fair laws. It allows people to create more positive change for their lives. In the Constitution it says all men are created equal and should have the right to to life, liberty, and happiness. Without this our government wouldn't have laws and rules that are fair to all people. People should feel free to protest because there a re many protests that show positive change because of what they did. There was Martin Luther King Jr. who did many peaceful protests and caused positive change.

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I think we should be able to abolish because if the state decides that they don't like the president they can abolish him instead of having to wait 4 years + to do it. People did not like Danold Trump so they were trying to abolish him.

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I think that Americans altering or abolishing their government by protesting should be allowed. This is because the government is ruled by the people. So, if the people disagree with something, they should be allowed to try to change it. In addition, because the government should meet the needs of the people. Protesting is needed because that is how they gain attention in order to create change. Altering or abolishing government ideas should be allowed today. This is because it has proven to work successfully in our government. In addition, the people who disagree with something should be able to voice their opinions. For example, high school students protested against gun control due to the problems surrounding gun violence.

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I think Americans should be able to alter or abolish their government by protesting because that is the bases of our democracy. When we broke free from Britain we were promised a place where we have a say in the laws that affect us. When people protest we are using and practicing the fourth amendment that was given to us to use by congress.

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Americans trying to abolish or alter their governments by protesting should be allowed because we live in a democracy where the people are the rulers. In a democracy it is the people who have the voice to choose who leads us and what they need to do to make our nation better. By protesting we are using and practicing the 4th amendment that was given to us to use by congress.

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Protesting to alter or abolish the government should be allowed, however on certain conditions. The protesters should have a good reason for protesting, like the government not meeting their needs or giving them harsh laws. It is important to create change in society if the government cannot meet the needs of the people. This system has worked well and developed America into a strong and well-economic nation so it should be implemented today and in the future. America wouldn't be the same without the regular citizens who protested and fought against the government in order to make a greater nation. An example of change is Shay's rebellion where they had to take up arms to make change.

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I think that abolishing or altering the government should be allowed because if the government is doing bad and hurting the people. The people should be able to change it. This should still be allowed in the future because it will still work.

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I think that the people of the USA should be able to abolish or alter the government because if the government is doing things the majority of people don't like or something that is harming its people the people have to deal with it until someone does something. This should be allowed because it helps with the overall happiness of the people so they won't want to fight against the people in power. An example of this is when the Articles of Confederation were made and that didn't work all thirteen states came together and made the Constitution.

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I think that having the right to alter/abolish the government by protesting should be allowed because if the people don't agree with or support something that the government is doing, they should be able to voice their concerns and have a say, and if the government ignores them they should be able to change it since the government won't. I think it should be allowed in the future because it works very well and satisfies everyone. For example, when people saw that something needed to change after George Floyd's death, they stood up and protested and made the problem known around the world.

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I think that Americans should be able to alter or abolish the current government. People should be able to protest whether or not to change the government because they may feel that they are an unfair ruler after they were elected. If the ruler could stay in elected government and not be voted out by the people, they would be similar to the British king we wanted to break away from.

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I think that altering or abolishing the government should be allowed. I think this because everyone should have their opinion of what they want to be abolished or altered. I think that if people want something changed that they should be able to want to change something and have a voice in their opinion of the situation. People should also have the right to disagree with something that they think needs to be changed. For example, the Articles of confederation were opinioned on by the leaders from all 13 states.

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I believe having the ability to Alter or abolish the government should be allowed because we live in a world were all people have a voice. Everyone should get a say in the government especially if they disagree with how things work. Democracy allows people to stand up for themselves and fight for what they think is right and fighting for what we believe in uses the 4th amendment which gives use the right to protest.

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I think that people should have the right to alter it, but not be able to abolish it. This is because horrible things have and can happen if they disagree that far with what is going on, and also could give people unsafe power to "make their own new government". An example of a horrible thing happening because of government-people disagreement is when the white house was stormed early last year. People will get violent when it comes to these things, no matter if they are supposed to or not. Some people won't care.

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I think that Americans should alter or abolish their government by protesting because they U.S is a free country, and that is why we created the U.S because we have the freedom to do whatever we want like protesting. Each citizen has equal rights to speak out and say what they think. Just like the first amendment says, which the first amendment is freedom of speech.

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I think Americans should be able to alter or abolish rules they don't like. It says that you can protest in the constitution. America is designed to be a free country that meets the needs of most/all people and if people can't express their opinion on the rules the government may lead to being unfair. Sometimes these protests have gotten really violent and I don't think they should ever happen again. However, I don't really think the government will listen unless some people resort to violence, which is a really big flaw in the government. In summary, I think that American citizens should be able to protest and express their opinions to the government without resorting to violence. Most of the time the only way the government will listen is by violence and I think this is a huge flaw in the government.

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I believe that altering or abolishing the government should be allowed because the government is run by the people and for the people, so if the government is not meeting the needs of the people then I think that they should have the right to change or get rid of it. An example of this is when the colonists made their own government because they felt the king of Great Britain was treating them unfairly. To combat this they made their own government. Protesting against the government is usually an effective way to show them what the citizens want and to get what they want.

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I think that altering or abolishing the government should be allowed.

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I think people should be able to alter/abolish the governement because "Asgard is not the place, asgard is the people" -Thor from Thor Ragnorok. The government will never work if the people cant agree with it, in almost all cases of tyranny it never works out.  If the people are in charge then we can change the nation for the better slowly. Such as we can see in our own history after we revolted when we didnt get representation. We learn about Peril of indifference, this in shown in this case when a government shows indifference in the opinions of the people which almost always results in a revolution.

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I think americans should be able to alter or abolish their government by protesting or even voting to do so. if people are unhappy with the way that our government functions, they should be allowed to fight for change especially since the government is ruled by the people. if abolishing or altering brings the nation happiness, we should pursue the idea to abolish the government. the only way our country can move along in peace is if we all agree with the same idea/thought. like i was saying about the country wanting to be happy, the constitution itself says ¨all men are created equal and should have the right to life, liberty, and happiness¨, i think that goes along with being able to protest against being ran by the government

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Americans attempting to alter their government by protesting should be allowed because if people don't agree with the government, they should be able to speak out about their opinions. For example, in the Boston Tea Party, the colonists didn't like how they were forced to pay taxes for a war that they were not involved in so they protested against it.

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Altering or abolishing

I think that altering or abolishing should be allowed because if people were unhappy with their government than they should have a voice and be able to change it. As well as if the government was treating them poorly. I think protesting is needed because if people didn’t speak up, we wouldn’t have any change.