Why might the members of the Continental Congress have deleted the follwing passage from the declaration?

these facts have given the last stab to agonizing affection, and manly spirit bids us to renounce forever these unfeeling brethren.

A. It uses overly emotional language to describe the reason for seperation from Britain.

B. It assumes that the British want the colonies to be part of Britain.

C. It does not connect to the main point of the document.

D. It provides too much insight into the reason the colonists want to declare independence.