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>Besides, where in the Constitution does it say that's allowed? Where does it say you're allowed to breathe?
by ClassyJacket 7y ago
>Besides, where in the Constitution does it say that's allowed?
Where does it say you're allowed to breathe?
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- mises 7y ago"right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" But more importantly, the question is "where does it say the government can stop be from breathing?".
- the_why_of_y 7y agoThe sentence you quote is from the United States Declaration of Independence, not the Constitution; it is not law. As to your question, the Fifth Amendment says: No person shall [...] be deprived of life [...] without due process of law If this is a concern to you, there are more civilized countries on the globe whose governments do not enjoy such powers.
- syshum 7y ago>Where does it say you're allowed to breathe? Besides the Life, Liberty part, the constitution does not apply to individuals, The sole purpose of the body of the Constitution is outlines the powers and responsibilities we the people have granted to the government. If the power and responsibility has not been granted to the government is it suppose to be reserved for us the people. The Amendments to the constitution expressly forbid government from taking some actions. Or requires the government to behave in some way. Again however the amendments apply to the government not to the people. We the people are the masters of the government, the government is not our master