# State Constitutions and the Declaration of Independence

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Podcast: [Stanford Legal](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stanford-legal-523119)
Published: 2026-07-14T13:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://law.stanford.edu/stanford-legal-on-siriusxm/
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Justice Clint Bolick argues the Declaration of Independence is woven directly into state constitutions and can be used to enforce stronger protections for liberty than the federal Constitution. Rich Ford broadens the lens, urging attention to state and local constitutionalism while warning that “natural rights” has historically supported competing visions of government power.

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