Bump Island Declaration of Independence

The Bump Island Declaration of Independence is a proclamation that Bump Island is a sovereign entity, autonomous of The State of New Jersey and The United States of America. The declaration was written by Roscoe Borges and ratified March 21st, 1980. The Declaration has been widely regarded as unprecedented, and has been widely studied and contested. The document is considered notable because of the unusual circumstances from which it originated, its questionable legal role (because of the Island’s controversial lack of constitution), and its use of poetic license, employing casual language and emotional appeals.

Text of Declaration
"Bumper Cars seem like an inherently antagonistic activity, but what we have found on this Island is that there is little conflict with abundant space for everyone. We On The Island have developed a immutable group identity that must be understood as a product of our circumstances and built environment. We On The Island share a commitment to personal liberty, and consider the goal of ensuring personal liberty for all inhabitants of the island as fundamentally bound to legal autonomy and domain over this land itself. We ask a humble question to the nations of the world: Is there not abundant space? Does our autonomy bump into you?"