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Whos authority does congress use to declare independence from Great Britain?

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The answer to this question can be found at the end of the Declaration of Independence. ... Clearly, then, the representatives who signed the Declaration of Independence are claiming that the authority of the people of the colonies is what gives them the right to declare independence.
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