Declaration Of Independence Critique

Critique of the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America
After having read the totality of the document, through my own personal criteria, I can infer that the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America did not fulfil the purpose it was drafted for. It is ineffective, it is hypocritical, and it’s a mere list of complaints that, had the Revolutionary War turned out otherwise, would’ve have been tantamount to a grocery list.
The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America is an ineffective document because it failed to be recognized by the English Crown. The Thirteen Colonies went to war with Great Britain for their independence, had their declaration been effective there would’ve been no need
Declaration of independence is nothing more than a list of complaints they had about the English crown. Many of which aren’t justified causes to start a revolution, which contradicts the previous statement “Governments long established should not be changes for light and transient causes”. Some examples of transient causes given in the declaration to justify independence are: “He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual…”, “has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers…”, and “For cutting of Trade with all parts of the world”. These three examples, in my opinion, don’t constitute strong enough arguments to uncouple from Great Britain. The first argument is overly pampered to even be taken seriously. The second argument causes no tangible harm; the officers faults were limited to a harassing of the people. Not so drastic a rationale to justify revolution. The third and final example complains about the fact that Great Britain restricted the colonies trade with the rest of the world. However, having an English colony trading its goods independently from Great Britain defeats the purpose of establishing the colony in the first place, ergo this complaint isn’t valid as well. These three statements are proof of contradictions to the Declaration of Independence within the same document, further bolstering the argument that this Declaration is no more than a list of grievances that carried no real substance with it. The document has no value on its own, therefor it was dependent on military victory to give it