A modern-day Declaration of Independence in response to Trump's attacks on science
By
Robert P Crease
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Summary
Robert P Crease imagines what a modern-day US Declaration of Independence might look like, inspired by the 250th anniversary of the original and framed in response to Donald Trump's attacks on science. The article uses the Declaration's framework to argue that the Trump administration's undermining of scientific institutions, data integrity, and expert advice constitutes a form of governance that citizens have a right to alter or abolish. It draws parallels between the grievances listed in 1776 and contemporary grievances against political interference in science, public health, and environmental policy.
Key quotes
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When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for a people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another...
The history of the present Administration is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States.
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