"thunder" wrote in message

...Or did you forget this line from the Declaration of
Independence: " We hold these truths to be self-evident, that *all* men
are created equal..."

No, I don't think I have forgotten what is arguably one of the most famous
sentences ever put to paper, but I do, apparently, need to point something
out to you. The Declaration is an unparalleled source and foundation
document that clarifies and defines the political, moral, and ethical
philosophies that led us to revolution and independence, much like the
Federalist explores and analyses the political and logical underpinnings and
implications of the Constitution itself, by people of the time who were
closely associated with both the framing and the framers. But neither
document, fine as they may be, carries the force of law. Only the
Constitution is law. And the Constitution says, in part, before any other
statement, "We the people of the United States, .... do ordain and establish
this Constitution *for* the United States of America." [my emphasis added]

JG