Show IF MODERN DAY politicians WERE WEBE FRAMING THE declaration OF independence the seine scene Is independence hall philadelphia the time Is 1778 1776 but the delegates are modern politicians first delegate reading the proposed declaration aloud when lc ic the course ot of human events it becomes necessary second idelet delet delegate gate I 1 don dont like that wo word rd necessary its pretty strong first delegate continuing for one people to dissolve the pol political bonds which w have connected them with another and to Rs as iusa sume among the powers of the earth the separate and equal e tation station to which the laws of nature and of natures god entitle them a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they shou should id declare the causes causes which impel them to the se para tion third delegate we ought to think that over more carefully it we go into all the causes it may get us into trouble fourth delegate this calls for or caution cu tion why cant we put out some feelers first to see what the public wants its all pretty risky isyou if you ask me first delegate resuming we hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal second delegate Is it expedient to go that tar far at this moment cries of no and take it ea casyl syll first delegate continuing that they ere are endowed by their creator with certain ln in all alienable enable rights I 1 that among these are life liberty and the pursuit ot of ha happiness P I 1 1 cries ot of 1 wait a 11 I 1 nute minute n ute we want peace and dont rush us into war third delegate 1 think we should cut cu t the life ills and liberty stuff and just let it go that we are entitled to the pursuit ot of happiness it dont sound s so a def defiant lant first delegate resuming that to secure these rights governments are instituted among men deriving derl vIng their just powers from the consent ot of the governed that whenever any form of government becomes destructive s truc tive of these ends it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it cries of that means war V let Le ledwell well twell enough alone and its a capitalistic plot fourth delegate I 1 move to drop t that h at word abolish its too strong sixth delegate but we propose to abolish the british rule lule do we w e not n ot t fourth delegate yes but w we should be more tactful 0 4 first delegate res resuming but when a long train of abuses and usurpations pursuing invariably the same object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism fifth delegate too strong heido hew do we know the people will support such language we should draw this up allover all over again and be a little vague otherwise we MAY have to fight first delegate reaching the end we therefore solemnly publish and declare that the united col colonies onles are ae and of right ought to be free and independent states that they are absolved from all allegiance to the british crown and that all political connect connections eions between them and the state of great britain Is and ought to be totally dissolved cries ot of not nol we are tor for peace and prosper ityl this will drag us into warl etc fifth delegate ill not sign it I 1 must sound out my constituents first sixth delegate I 1 move we put the whole thing over over until AFTER A GALLUP POLLI curtain with a dull thud THINGS I 1 SHOULD LIKE TO SEE IN THE MOVIES A newsstand keeper who actually keeps his mouth shut instead of yelling extra at the top of his lungs dorothy lamour unaccompanied by a hurricane typhoon tornado flood ar or any other version of the wind and the rain in your hair 11 A meeting between bet we en hero and heroine in which the drop her handkerchief her eyes ees or her telephone number MARTIN |