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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCouldn't this election be the beginning of the Great American Do-Over?
Lately there has been a lot of reflection on our history and the our failure as a nation to live up to the lofty principles and goals set forth in the Declaration of Independence. No doubt we have not lived up to the promises expressed and implied in that document. Minorities, especially African-Americans, and women have had to struggle for a semblance of equal rights (and still are not there.
Why dont we renew our Declaration with the commitment to get it right finally. Then, we would have the right to claim that we are Great
Demsrule86
(68,347 posts)RKP5637
(67,030 posts)JI7
(89,173 posts)is still going to be a lot of resistance from racists because of disproportional representation.
But they can't stop the demographic changes that are happening.
uponit7771
(90,225 posts)... want it.
2naSalit
(86,048 posts)and to some extent it will be, we have no choice but to clean up our act or Mother Nature will remove us from the planet.