Blog Entry #3; The Declaration Of Independence.

In my opinion, I don't necessarily belive that the Declaration of Indepence was a sucess or a failure. First off, I don't believe it was a failure because the declaration did give people some independence. However, not everyone recieved that independence. Many people were still told what to say and when to say it. Which brings me to the point of it not being a success either.
As already stated, not everyone recieved independence. In fact, few did. For example, we are supposed to granted the freedom of speech, however children and adults of a lower power are taught to not disrespect their elders, or anyone in a higher class than them. That's just the 'proper' way, apparently. We're also supposed to be granted freedom of religion too, however if someone chooses not to believe in religion as a whole, they are often frowned upon by people that strongly believe in religion.
Another thing that I'd love to point out is the fact that the declaration states that if we are not granted this 'independence,' we are allowed to 'overthrow' the government. However, today, if we try to defy the law, and the government, the only thing that's going to be thrown is us, in jail.