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| I'm with you. Jefferson was the drafter or primary writer of the Declaration. He didn't author the entire thing. He wasn't even happy with the final draft and he went to great lengths to make sure that people knew it how much it differed from his words: http://libertyonline.hypermall.com/Jefferson/Autobiography.html#declaration. --] 01:38, 30 March 2006 (UTC) | I'm with you. Jefferson was the drafter or primary writer of the Declaration. He didn't author the entire thing. He wasn't even happy with the final draft and he went to great lengths to make sure that people knew it how much it differed from his words: http://libertyonline.hypermall.com/Jefferson/Autobiography.html#declaration. --] 01:38, 30 March 2006 (UTC) | ||
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| I know that user JW1805 can be a little heavy handed at times, but he's part of the process and has done some good research. Sometimes its hard to know when he has more information or he's just being stubborn though. In the case of the introduction to the Declaration of Independence, I think he's just being stubborn. He calls people "sockpuppets" and has his arbcom friends ban them when he can't get his way, and that's his method, but when it gets in the way of good articles, I think we should band together to stop him. First, I have to ask you, do you like this introduction for the Declaration of Independence better than JW1805's? --] 20:26, 30 March 2006 (UTC) | |||
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| The '''Declaration of Independence''' is the document that founded the ]. In it, the ]: declares the minimum rights that an equitable government must recognize, shows multiple instances of how the ] has failed to recognize these rights in regard to the ], and concludes that the ] are therefore "free and independent states." The document was unanimously ratified by the ] on ], ]. This anniversary is celebrated as ] in the ]. The original signed copy of the document is on display in the ] in ]</blockquote> | |||
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Primary Writer of the Declaration
I'm with you. Jefferson was the drafter or primary writer of the Declaration. He didn't author the entire thing. He wasn't even happy with the final draft and he went to great lengths to make sure that people knew it how much it differed from his words: http://libertyonline.hypermall.com/Jefferson/Autobiography.html#declaration. --Carla Pehlke 01:38, 30 March 2006 (UTC)
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I know that user JW1805 can be a little heavy handed at times, but he's part of the process and has done some good research. Sometimes its hard to know when he has more information or he's just being stubborn though. In the case of the introduction to the Declaration of Independence, I think he's just being stubborn. He calls people "sockpuppets" and has his arbcom friends ban them when he can't get his way, and that's his method, but when it gets in the way of good articles, I think we should band together to stop him. First, I have to ask you, do you like this introduction for the Declaration of Independence better than JW1805's? --Society of Friends 20:26, 30 March 2006 (UTC)
The Declaration of Independence is the document that founded the United States of America. In it, the United States Congress: declares the minimum rights that an equitable government must recognize, shows multiple instances of how the British Crown has failed to recognize these rights in regard to the Thirteen Colonies, and concludes that the Colonies are therefore "free and independent states." The document was unanimously ratified by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. This anniversary is celebrated as Independence Day in the United States. The original signed copy of the document is on display in the National Archives in Washington, D.C.