Over at the Samizdata blog, there’s a nice tribute to the Declaration of the Independence and a suggestion that it might, well, be a useful precedent.

That being said, I rather like sound of the second verse of Australia’s anthem (also via Samizdata):

When gallant Cook from Albion sail’d,

To trace wide oceans o’er,

True British courage bore him on,

Till he landed on our shore.

Then here he raised Old England’s flag,

The standard of the brave;

With all her faults we love her still,

“Britannia rules the waves!”

In joyful strains then let us sing

“Advance Australia fair!”

And now I’m going to have a cup of tea (duty paid).