I think that the most relevant part of the DoI is the first section that deals with the philosophy of what a government should and should not be.    From Wordnik.com.  [Libertarian Principles, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference

That they’ve pasted it on the Constitution or DoI is a little odd.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Quite a Warning Label] Reference

Certainly the DoI was a direct rebuttal to the King and his cronies in Parliament.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » How Jonathan Adler Gets It Wrong, and Soccer Gets It Right:] Reference

The argument you want to have was made in the DoI.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reason Asks, Why is Killing Abortionists Wrong? Because it is Un-Christian, That’s Why! - Warner_Todd_Huston’s blog - RedState] Reference

However, I disagree that the DoI recognized a diety.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Obama Administration to Appeal in National Day of Prayer Case] Reference

That is the only rule that the DoI actually puts forward.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Was the Declaration of Independence an Example of Secession, Revolution, or Both?] Reference

Great, another moron citing the DoI to argue against evolution.    From Wordnik.com.  [KCPress Forum, and David Awbrey - The Panda's Thumb] Reference

Perhaps that is why the signers of the DoI pledged their lives, fortunes and sacred honor.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Was the Declaration of Independence an Example of Secession, Revolution, or Both?] Reference

“DoI owe you an apology, Mrs. Derrick?” the duke asked her when they were out of earshot.    From Wordnik.com.  [Slightly Dangerous]

The core principle of the DoI — the inalienable right to self-government — is not partisan.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Release the Koh Memorandum on Honduras] Reference

The DoI is also pretty clear that the government is of the people, not in opposition to the people.    From Wordnik.com.  [Good For Mike Bijon (Formerly Mike Buday)!] Reference

Also note that the only thing the DoI claims all men are endowed with by their Creator is rights, not aptitudes or characteristics.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lisa Simpson Gets Arrested - The Panda's Thumb] Reference

To the main question here, the question of whether the DoI defined a Revolution or a secession, there are two ways of looking at this.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Was the Declaration of Independence an Example of Secession, Revolution, or Both?] Reference

Putting aside my disagreement with this characterization of the DoI, my question is, What is the source which defines those circumstances?.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Change I Can Believe In] Reference

Mark Field: Putting aside my disagreement with this characterization of the DoI, my question is, What is the source which defines those circumstances?.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Change I Can Believe In] Reference

Interestingly, the DoI was not apparently planning to repatriate the Tibetans to China.    From Wordnik.com.  [China Matters] Reference

I'm not sure which part of the DoI Stearman thinks refers to 'laws of nature' or whatever.    From Wordnik.com.  [Redskins Insider Podcast -- The Washington Post] Reference

Read the line in the DoI immediately following the oft-cited 'Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.'.    From Wordnik.com.  [reddit.com: what's new online!] Reference

According to your logic, I never signed the DoI, USC BoR, CC, HRC so therefore I am exempt from all taxation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference

Dictatorwatch wrote: According to your logic, I never signed the DoI, USC BoR, CC, HRC so therefore I am exempt from all taxation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference

Regardless, the United States isn't governed by the DoI - that document simply establishes the US as an independent country from England.    From Wordnik.com.  [Redskins Insider Podcast -- The Washington Post] Reference

KATHMANDU, June 28: Department of Immigration (DoI) sent nine Tibetans to jail on April 30 after they refused to pay fines for illegally entering.    From Wordnik.com.  [China Matters] Reference

At the start of CfH projects, the Trust are wooed into signing of Declaration of Intent (DoI) to allow BT to implement "approved modelled" solutions.    From Wordnik.com.  [E-Health Insider] Reference

DoI scrutinizing royalties for shale oil, the real news is that the Obama administration is opening up our public lands to destructive oil extraction.    From Wordnik.com.  [It's Getting Hot In Here] Reference

Salazar said that the DoI, which manages of one-fifth of US land mass and 1.7 billion acres of ocean, was committed to tapping these renewable resources.    From Wordnik.com.  [The most recent articles from BusinessGreen] Reference

The DoI has also asked local authorities to send those illegally sneaking into Nepal back home from the border point itself or hand them over to Chinese authorities.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest Stories] Reference

That’s a little disingenuous since the DoI has no force of law.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » So a Libertarian and a Liberal Walk into a Bar] Reference

Perhaps it’s just another example of what I said on the DoI thread, that at the IR level if you can get away with it, it’s all good.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Why Obama Should Seek Legislative Support for Anti-Terror Policies:] Reference

It's been a long time in coming for Elouise Cobell & thousands of other worthies who’ve been unjustly dealt with by the DoI for decades if not centuries.    From Wordnik.com.  [Progressive Holiday Party tomorrow night (Blog for Democracy)] Reference

Of course, it’s not very persuasive, nor is it terribly limiting — the sovereign people still get to make the decision when the conditions of the DoI have beenmet.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Change I Can Believe In] Reference

"DoI press, or what?" he asked.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Baby For Emily]

IOHO, Washington's becoming President was actually a 1st step (from what Jefferson advocates in The DoI as the.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest amIright Song Parodies] Reference