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What's the general principle you use to determine that a right comes from being born a human?
by exporectomy 6y ago
What's the general principle you use to determine that a right comes from being born a human?
- bjt2n3904 6y ago"We hold these truths to be self evident..." Either you see them, or you don't. If you don't see them, explaining why is an exercise in futility.
- krapp 6y agoThe Declaration of Independence doesn't claim rights are derived from human nature, but that "certain inalienable rights" are "Endowed by [a] Creator." So I guess that solves it. We can have all the guns we want because God said so.
- rainbowzootsuit 6y agoThe Declaration of Independence isn't part of the U.S. Constitution. The words "god" or "creator" don't appear in the Constitution or Bill of Rights that I'm aware of. It seems quite secular. https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/ https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/
- yeetawayhn 6y agoThe Declaration of Independence is not a legally binding document either.
- rainbowzootsuit 5y agoThanks, that's what I was getting at if I was unclear. It predates the Constitution by more than a decade, with an abandoned Articles of Confederation in the middle. It's historically important, but not legally meaningful when talking about the later US Constitution of 1789.
- atat7024 5y agoHonestly? Those words seem like they could be interpreted as being intended as timeless placeholders.
- haram_masala 6y agoIt is perhaps the single most fundamental aspect of American culture. Though of course, certain people want to subvert that principle in order to aggregate power for themselves and their interest groups. I hope they eventually see the light and embrace America, or meet the same end as the redcoats.
- exporectomy 5y agoAmerican culture is a lot more narrow than being born human. Perhaps you should have said being born an American?