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. In the Declaration of independence, it says the United States duty is
to protect and grant its citizens their rights. It does not matter what race you are everyone is
equal. The United States is supposed to provide its citizens the rights they were born with which
are; Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. If the people in the world actually follow this
statement there will be no racism.The Unites States hasnt provided its citizens the Rights they
deserve.
All lives matter, but do they really? In 2016, the police has killed 136 Black people. Many
people believe that police were just doing their job to protect the citizens, ages 15-19, are 21
times more likely to be shot and killed by the police than young white boys. Not only are Black
people more likely to be shot and killed, 39% of those killed by police were shot even though
they werent attacking. The United States has become a racist society. Candidates running for
president, such as Donald Trump, wanted to ban on muslims entering the United States. The
United States does not give its citizens their rights that they deserve.
Freedom is being able to marry the ones you love, do as you want with your body, and
determining what happens to your body concerning your health. So if the United States was free
from the time of the Declaration of independance, wouldnt have gay marriage been allowed
prior to 2015, wouldnt the right to abort exist in all states, and wouldnt the right to inject
marijuana for health issues be permitted? In 2015, the right to marry the person you love,
despite their gender, became legal. Not only is a person not able to marry the one they love in
the free country, they cant control the experiences of their bodies, such as being pregnant.
The right to abort in the United States is flawed to the extreme that there are so many laws
creating obstacles in the way of aborting. An example could be that 43 states prohibit abortions,
and accept them when necessary to protect the womans life or health. Many people would say
that freedom isnt aborting an unborn precious child, and freedom isnt wrongfully marrying
someone with the opposite gender, but those are religious values not factual evidence. The
Declaration of independance is made to give everyone freedom to their rights, not to follow
religious values. We live in a country where the right to take the medicine you need to survive
doesnt exist. Only 25 States have marijuana legal for medical reasons, resulting in citizens
deaths in States where the right to marijuana doesnt exist. The rights of the citizens are not
honored in the United Sates like it should be, according to the Declaration of Independance.
Protesting unjustified acts is a Right, so why cant the citizens do it without disruption?
Colin Kaepernick has recently been seen protesting police brutality used against minority
groups in the U.S. be kneeling down during the National Anthem. It has been seen disrespectful
in the eyes of many Americans because they believe the United States has provided him
enough rights in order for him to respect the country, but it hasnt. The United States is seen
racially discriminating minority groups throughout its days of being a country, and he has the
right to sit down during the National Anthem. It is even stated in the anthem that the black
slaves are to remain slaves, how free? The right to protest should exist despite how wrong the
protesters are, unless they become violent. Also, recently a pipeline was ordered to be built
around the sacred Native American land and those who were protesting it were attacked by
dogs that the guard released on them. The ones who were attacked by the dogs instructed by

the guards of the United States were women and children. How are the rights of United States
citizens protected when our own government hurts us when practicing our rights?