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Originally Posted by ZNPaaneah
The US constitution lays out the framework for a society that will protect our liberties and allow us to freely pursue them.
The Declaration of Independence is not the final arbiter in the US, it is not the ultimate authority, it is however, our declaration that we are independent of the British Crown.
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And it says we have rights to pursue "Life, Liberty, and Happiness." That statement is absent in the constitution.
Easy mistake. Surprisingly, some in our founding days considered the Declaration to be more authoritative than the constitution.