In the matter of law, that is, about its "First Cause" or Origin, I have to declare myself quite novice in the matter. I am not an American and I am not familiar with his declaration of independence, but when reading the reference of divinity as a source of inalienable natural rights, it reminds me that a Mason friend commented that having some kind of FAITH was a requirement for his brotherhood, I never understood why, but that fits in with the fact that most of the Founding Fathers were reputed to be freemasons.

I see the tactics of the British government of that time and I can remember that several of those "Tricks" have been applied to the political opposition in my country, Venezuela.

In your comment on evolution, I think that a colleague who is a law professor would support you in that idea that the definitions of law and law itself as an institution and concept of fact evolves and the study of Law from Pre-Hellenic times to The present account of the changes and how what was considered a natural or social right in ancient times has changed and in some cases has disappeared.

After all, as part of the Social System, everything changes, nothing must remain immovable in order to adapt and move forward.

Edit: I just noticed a detail of the title, I should say: Traitors among us
By the way, as a side note, it could be more attractive for visitors to the blog or the initial feed of steemit if you add an image to your post. For the part that you mention the Decalration of Independence, it could be useful if you quote the one at http://www.ushistory.org/us/10g.asp
As for one for the beginning, that was your cover image, I put a search with the words of your title and I saw an image that seems very exact for this post, I think. I was at https://themccarthychronicles.wordpress.com/2016/08/11/traitors-among-us/