Ella+H.+-+Declaration+of+Independence

toc =Declaration of Independence (Final) = Our government has been abusing its power and hurting its citizens. In this great time of need, it is necessary to state the reasons why we, the Burmese people, should split from the ruling force and create a new authority. A government’s purpose is to provide a stable, functional environment for its citizens. More importantly, though, it has to protect the people’s natural rights, which come from our Creator. Our natural rights as Burmese citizens are the rights to life, freedom, and the pursuit of happiness. The right to life means that the Burmese citizens have the right to live without fearing that their own government will kill them, directly or indirectly. The right to freedom declares that the people have the right to be as free as possible from government interference in their lives. This freedom includes freedom of the press, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom of a peaceful assembly. Lastly, the pursuit of happiness means that citizens have the right to make decisions on their own lives, looking to their own happiness, without government obstruction. If the government fails to protect the people’s God-given rights, we have the power to split from the government and form a new one. The government of Burma has been abusing our rights to life, freedom, and the pursuit of happiness. To support our reasoning for this declaration, we hereby state the abuses committed by the Burmese government: For unlawful deprivation of life, For disappearance, rape, torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment, For random arrest or confinement, For denial of a fair public trial, For interference with privacy, family, home, and correspondence, For restricted freedom of speech and press, For unreasonable limitations on the freedom of a peaceful assembly and association, For limitations on the right to practice ones faith, For the restriction of movement, For permitting the “security force” of Burma to let deaths occur and to kill illegally, For detaining activists indefinitely and without charges, For abusing prisoners and holding people in harsh and life-threatening conditions, For imprisoning citizens randomly for political motives, For violating citizen’s privacy and restricting freedom of speech, press, assembly, association, religion, and movement, For allowing the recruitment of child soldiers and the forced labor of children, For acting with blatant dishonesty in handling the taxpayer’s money. Therefore, we, the citizens of Burma, would like to separate ourselves from the government. We have the right to do this because the government has violated our God-given rights to life, freedom, and the pursuit of happiness. As the people of God, we have the liberty to form a new government that protects our natural rights as human beings.

=Declaration of Independence (Draft) = Our government has been abusing its power and hurting its citizens. In this great time of need, it is necessary to state the reasons why we, the Burmese people, should split from the ruling force and create a new authority. The purpose of government is to be the force that keeps a country stabilized and running, but more importantly it has to protect the people’s natural rights. Our natural rights as Burmese citizens are the rights to life, freedom, and the pursuit of happiness. The right to life states that the Burmese citizens have the right to live without fearing that the security force will execute them. The right to freedom declares that the people have the right to freedom of the press, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom of a peaceful assembly. Lastly, the pursuit of happiness means pursuing what makes you the happiest, and having nothing stop you on the way. If the government fails in the role to protect the people’s God-given rights, we have the power to split from the government and form a new one. The government of Burma has been abusing our rights to life, freedom, and the pursuit of happiness. To support our reasoning for this declaration, we hereby state the abuses committed by the Burmese government: For unlawful deprivation of life, For disappearance, rape, torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment, For random arrest or confinement, For denial of a fair public trial, For interference with privacy, family, home, and correspondence, For restricted freedom of speech and press, For unreasonable limitations on the freedom of a peaceful assembly and association, For limitations on the right to practice ones faith, For the restriction of movement, For permitting the “security force” of Burma to let deaths occur and to commit illegal killings, For detaining activists indefinitely and without charges, For abusing prisoners and holding people in harsh and life-threatening conditions, For imprisoning citizens randomly for political motives, For violating citizen’s privacy and restricting freedom of speech, press, assembly, association, religion, and movement, For allowing the recruitment of child soldiers and the forced labor of children, For acting with blatant dishonesty in handling the taxpayer’s money. Therefore, we, the citizens of Burma, would like to separate ourselves from the government. We have the right to do this because the government has violated our God-given rights to life, freedom, and the pursuit of happiness. As the people of God, we have the liberty to form a new government that protects our natural rights as human beings.