Re: Is the Declaration’s Preamble Irrelevant?
Prof. Gutzman: The preamble to the Declaration was similar in content to the philosophical sections of the Virginia Declaration of Rights, yes, but while the Virginia Declaration of Rights was binding on Virginians — since they had consented to it …
I wonder, Sir, how many of the 300,000 or so Virginian slaves living at the time of the Revolution “consented to” the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
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