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To: Lurking Libertarian

Oh please. Stop already. Why are they called ‘civil’ rights instead of ‘legal’ rights or ‘human’ rights? Isn’t it shocking that ‘rights’ are AMENDMENTS not originally included? Why did they have to be added?


23 posted on 04/20/2012 5:08:36 PM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: jjotto
Isn’t it shocking that ‘rights’ are AMENDMENTS not originally included? Why did they have to be added?

They had to be added so that Congress could not infringe them.

26 posted on 04/20/2012 5:17:26 PM PDT by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)
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