The United States Should Pass New Laws To Prevent Discrimination

The history of LGBTQ+ rights in the United States is long and complicated. LGBTQ+ identities that are accepted by people outside that community change with time, as some identities establish themselves as commonplace while others are just being introduced to non-LGBTQ+ people. However, rights and acceptance for the LGBTQ+ community are nearly always tied to legal recognition. Lawrence v. Texas questions whether or not a Texas statute that bans homosexual sodomy is constitutional. Although LGBTQ+ rights issues are controversial, everyone deserves to be equally protected under law regardless of sexual orientation. Likewise, the Fourteenth Amendment’s

    The Declaration of Independence states “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men,

One of the principles discussed in the Declaration of Independence is equality. In the very beginning of the document it states, “We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal…” This means that mankind is created equal and according to the law everyone is created equal by god. The significance of this is that all citizens have the right to enjoy equality of legal rights and opportunity. Everyone should be guaranteed social, economic, and political opportunities regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, and social status. The Declaration’s recognition of “equality” is not simply based off of

One of the things talked about in the Declaration of Independence is that everyone is created equal, meaning that your race, ethnicity, or religion does not matter. Now, we have evolutionized and finally understand that this does not determine our social class and we treat everyone the same. In the Declaration of Independence it is shown as “We hold these truths to be self evident: that all men are created equal.” The author, Thomas Jefferson, and Continental Congress put this in the document, not just because some people wanted it, but because it was something that they believed in. Sometimes, we see equality happening, but many times, people do not understand that they need to change their attitude because the Continental

Although the Declaration of Independence stated that “All men are created equal,” the U.S Constitution denied minorities basic human rights, such as life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. With this, the line had been drawn. Skin color had now become the definite indicator of how race would be defined in future American society.

The “Declaration of Independence” is the most important symbol of American national life and is perceived as one of the most cherished values of the American people. In the “Declaration of Independence” it states that “all men are created equal,” (Reilly ) but that only refers to men and only men that were white. First of all, slaves did not have equal rights as their masters, because these men, women, and children that are black were treated horribly by the white men and even the white women. White men had so much power back then and they definitely abused that power to only better themselves or their plantations. Before 1920 women couldn’t own property and had no legal claim to any money

In the Declaration of Independence it states, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit

In the Declaration of Indepence the Founding Fathers laid the foundation for equality and freedom. For example, Thomas Jefferson states that, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with unalienable rights, that

As stated in the first sentence of the second paragraph in The Declaration of Independence: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.” Many groups of Americans such as African Americans, Native Americans, and women have been denied the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness – which is why the phrase “all men are created equal” is a phrase that has been used loosely, as it was often contradicted throughout history. Liberty is the power to freely do and chose what one wants to do. As mentioned before women, Native Americans and African Americans have been denied the right of liberty; they were not allowed to do as they please, and most of the time their actions were forced (against their will). Of these three groups of Americans, the history of African Americans has disproved the phrase “all men are created equal.”

Within the phrase, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal…” (Jefferson 1776, 1), it incontestably implies that women were not thought of when thinking about this agreement, hence the, “all men are created equal”. Similarly, in the sense of inequality, as I mentioned previously, this well-renowned document strays away from the idea of annihilating slavery, which very easily leads to assumptions regarding anyone outside the white race, leading people to believe that patronizing equality is not a major goal. “The New Declaration of Independence”, written by Emma Goldman, was written to demonstrate and reveal her corresponding opinion. We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all human beings, irrespective of race, color, or sex, are born with equal rights… (Goldman 1909, 1). Though she persevered the framework of the original document, she brought to recognition what the Declaration of Independence lacked. However, her document was not the only one that focused on what the Declaration of Independence

"We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness" This is one of the earliest lines in the Declaration of Independence. It signifies the equality that Americans couldn’t find but were eager to give it, or share it with their people. The creed and color, nationality were not of high significance. Women too were supposed to be given equal rights and duties in the development of nation that Continental Congress wanted to make. Similarly, the Native Indians were to be included in their mission for prosperity and against the monarchism.

In the Declaration of Independence, written on July 4th, 1776, it states, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.” In the quote from the Declaration of Independence, it clearly means “all of us are” created equal, and I believe that if we all work together, we can achieve equality regardless of race, nationality, sexual orientation, religion, etc.. In a report on late February 13th, 2016, NBC News reporter Miranda Leitsinger quoted Judge Allen’s statement regarding the amendment that states—“Our Constitution declares that “all men” are created equal” – without correction. The Declaration also plays an important role in our world today and in recent

When debating whether or not United States have lived up to the revolutionary standard in the Declaration of Independence, many people question whether or not United States have enforced “all men are created equal”. At the time when the Declaration of Independence, “men” only referred to white male, and the founding fathers did successfully enforced such statement, but today’s definition of “men” has expanded to all United States legal residents and citizens. By this definition, I believe the United States failed to uphold this ideal because there still are many Americans, especially the conservatives, who are denying or

Everyone is made of flesh and bones, but why do some have opportunities that others don’t? In the Declaration of Independence it states, “All men are created equal... “, but everyone doesn’t have the same openings. For example, the Trail of Tears was a journey when the Native Americans were removed from their land. They didn’t have an equal chance as whites then. During this period, the Declaration of Independence was already produced, but why didn’t the Native Americans have equal rights? The Native Americans went through harsh climates, death, and hunger all because whites wanted gold. People need to understand that we are not all different. We have the same flesh and bones. The right to equality defends us.

As stated by the Declaration of Independence, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights that among these are Life, Liberty and the