The " Declaration of Independence", like the constitution, encapsulate ideals that if not 100% realized at the time, was the goal to be strived for.
 The battle now, as in the past, is the fight for freedom, for individual liberty,
against those that have the need to control, or the greedy desire to live at others expense.
The constitution was written to protect minority rights, & the  smallest minority is the individual.
 But today, the constitution is being twisted, basterdized, or ignored by those that want more power/ control in D.C., & less power, & control in the hands of the people.
 To those that swore to defend the constitution, against all enemies, foreign, & domestic, patience is wearing thin.