I stand by the fact that legal and lawful are not synonyms, so, I will continue being extremely careful in their use. There is an ethical element in legal that is absent in lawful. An unlawful legal system has supplanted the genuine law of the land in America. Every American should take note of that unpleasant truth and urge his fellow citizens to take note as well. tgsam Note: When attempting to discern the precise meaning of a Thing, as much as possible one must refer to the reference material available at the time the Thing in question was authored.
At the time it was approved by Congress, the Declaration of Independence was an odd thing to "say/think". Not only odd, but extremely dangerous as well. tgsam