This display of nonsense, pointless, meaningless language and behavior is emblematic of anti-Government activists with a dangerous militia mentality. Gammill said that the Declaration of Independence is "as valid on the present government as it was on the government of King George." Saying this, the mind is indiscrete and doesn’t think well …this mediocre mind is just run by rebellious emotion.

Gammill and his likes’ declaration of independence from and against the Federal Government is invalid – it is absolutely NOT valid! The U.S. Federal Government, is NOT "King George", for heavens’ sake! Thinking and believing that the American Government is "King George" is DELUSIONAL. In fact only terrorists would declare Independence from the U.S. Federal Government, and create their own separate government.

Let’s not play around this unimpeachable truth of how terrorist mentality works, as Gammill’s mind plays it out in his comment.

In the front page, Christine Smith wrote her Independence Day? She wonders: "Why celebrate the leaving of one empire for the making of another?"

She is right – to the same degree of stupidity!

Bravo, bravo, JV! Take them down for and in behalf of our editorially abused reading public. Let the public thank you with a standing ovation! You hear my catcall of appreciation in the public’s round of applause!

Wow now I've seen everything. The Nazis are really coming out of the woodwork now..

Respecting the founding document our a country = terrorism.

Please JV, tell us how you really feel about it.

How does a document, signed over two hundred years ago by people who had no authority to act on my behalf, have any legitimacy?

Hi, JJ. The answer to your question is similar to the way the Constitution has legitimacy with regard to any of our elected and appointed Government officials. There is no legitimacy, and they don't become Government officials, until they take the Oath of Office. It is their promise to uphold the Constitution that creates the legitimacy-relationship between Government and the Constitution.

What about you personally? It is up to you to accept or reject the tenets of the Declaration.

The real question should be, "How does the perceive legitimacy of the Declaration by other people affect me?" You can go to the South Pole, all alone if you want, and you will find the effects of the Declaration reaching you there. Some places you go on earth may be affected very little by the Declaration. But because of the people who accept it as legit, you will find the effects of the Declaration felt around the world.