Monday, July 4, 2011 will be the 235th anniversary of the Declaration of Indpendence. According to a recent Rasmussen poll, most Americans still agree with the basic principles in that historical document, and most (77%) still embrace the concept that a free people govern themselves.
Friday, July 01, 2011
The Declaration of Independence, written primarily by Thomas Jefferson, asserts that “governments derive their only just powers from the consent of the governed.” A new Rasmussen Reports national survey finds that 66% of American Adults agree with that statement, up 10 points from three years ago. Sixteen percent (16%) disagree. Another 18% are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
But just 23% of Likely U.S. Voters think the government currently has the consent of the governed. Sixty-nine percent (69%) are at least somewhat angry with the current policies of the federal government, including 38% who are Very Angry.
Forty-five percent (45%) of voters agree with the following statement: The gap between Americans who want to govern themselves and politicians who want to rule over them is now as big as the gap between the American colonies and England during the 18th Century.
Americans Still Agree With Ideals Set Forth in the Declaration of Independence - Rasmussen Reports™
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