It was a fuck you to King George, and an implicit declaration of war.
There is a process to amending the US Constitution, none of which is contained in the DOI. The Constitution has two ways, individual amendments can be put forward in Congress, and if passed are sent to the fifty states for ratification. If 3/4 of the states approve the amendment goes into effect as prescribed in the bill.
The other way is to convene a Constitutional convention, where widespread changes may be handled. Here, the states take part, so the ratification process is built in.
I know no thinking person who would advocate the latter. Much mischief could result. A radical religious group called dominionists have been advocating this for some decades. One of their advocacies is the replacement of the Bill of Rights with the Ten Commandments. I don't have to say how I stand on convening a Constitutiinal Convention, do I?
I'll take my amendments one at a time.
Hope this helps, if you even needed it.
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