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Old 20-10-2011, 13:20   #1
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US Declaration of Independence illegal?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15345511

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Originally Posted by BBC
By 4 July, America's founding fathers approved a simple document penned by Jefferson that enumerated their grievances and announced themselves a sovereign nation.

It was also totally illegitimate and illegal.

At least, that was what lawyers from the UK argued during a debate at Philadelphia's Ben Franklin Hall.
Yup. It would therefore follow that they never actually gained Independence! So, who should we appoint President of newly returned colony?
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