alt Hacker NewsThe rights delineated in the American Constitution are understood to precede the government being held to account for them. Furthermore, they are held to be universal, natural rights.
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ydat • today at 12:58 PM
> Furthermore, they are held to be universal, natural rights.
Schizophrenic nonsense. If said rights are inalienable, why do you need them to be protected. I could shoot you and “alienate” several of those rights with no effort whatsoever.
chabska • today at 2:28 AM
You would think that the right to bear arms would extend to Iran developing a nuclear warhead though.
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dghf • today at 8:26 AM
The right to a trial by jury in civil suits where the sum in dispute is greater than US$20 is a universal natural right?
tomlockwood • yesterday at 10:57 PM
Says who?
gambiting • yesterday at 10:57 PM
...is that what Americans believe?
I think you're getting the Declaration and the Constitution a little mixed up. Also conflating "free speech" with "the first amendment", but everyone does that so they can motte-and-bailey.