I believe it is because they did ban the fact that confederates could not be in office or house of reps.
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In a general sense, it was because of the oppression that Britain had put over the colonies that led to the Declaration of Independence. Some of the many factors included tax impositions, the Boston Massacre, Coercive Acts, and Common Sense by Thomas Paine.
Moreover, the declaration was written by a committee of five including Thomas Jefferson (primary author), John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert Livingston and ratified on July 4, 1776 in Philadelphia.
The moral majority has declined because it was based in christian values. Now that more and more people are atheist, the idea of deeply rooted morals is lessening. Though this is what America wants, it honestly is not good for the country, as we all know that morals are a very good thing to have, and letting good morals guide a country is a very good thing.
