{"id":737,"date":"2023-01-25T11:41:08","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T16:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=737"},"modified":"2023-01-25T11:41:08","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T16:41:08","slug":"kamala-harris-under-fire-after-leaving-out-two-key-words-when-citing-the-declaration-of-independence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=737","title":{"rendered":"Kamala Harris Under Fire After Leaving Out Two Key Words When Citing the Declaration of Independence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Twitter users criticized Vice President Kamala Harris for not including the phrase &#8220;life&#8221; in her recitation of a quote from the Declaration of Independence during a speech celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade ruling that established a constitutional right to abortion nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We collectively believe and know, America is a promise. \u2026 It is a promise of freedom and liberty, not just some but for all. We are each endowed with the right to liberty and the pursuit of happiness,&#8221; Harris said Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Kamala Harris omits the right to \u201cLife\u201d when quoting the Declaration of Independence in pro-Abortion Speech, says all Americans are \u201cendowed with the right to liberty and the pursuit of happiness\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O8V39cbtbk\">pic.twitter.com\/O8V39cbtbk<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/1617308016076025856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 22, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The original text of the document reads: &#8220;We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Hey @VP, It\u2019s LIFE, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. We have the right to LIFE,&#8221; Colorado GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert tweeted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hey <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@VP<\/a>,<br><br>It\u2019s LIFE, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.<br><br>We have the right to LIFE.<\/p>&mdash; Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/laurenboebert\/status\/1617537027787919360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 23, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The omission was seen by some as revealing the weakness of her argument.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Omitting a crucial part of the Declaration of Independence undermines the strength of one&#8217;s argument,&#8221; said Leslie Ann Robertson of the Senate Working Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Others pointed out that Harris also removed the reference to &#8220;creator&#8221; from the part of the quote about endowments, including Matt Lewis, a senior columnist for Daily Beast, who wrote &#8220;Kamala Harris stated that according to Declaration of Independence, we are each endowed with the right to liberty and the pursuit of happiness (***She leaves out the key words \u2018by our Creator\u2019 and &#8216;the right to life.&#8217;)&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/dailypatriotreport.com\/kamala-harris-under-fire-after-leaving-out-two-key-words-when-citing-the-declaration-of-independence\/\">https:\/\/dailypatriotreport.com\/kamala-harris-under-fire-after-leaving-out-two-key-words-when-citing-the-declaration-of-independence\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twitter users criticized Vice President Kamala Harris for not including the phrase &#8220;life&#8221; in her recitation of a quote from the Declaration of Independence during a speech celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Roe v. 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