[exodus]

which I explained meant they had no meaning if the gubmint could take them away
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The government can not take Rights away from us.

[JohnGalt]

That posts captures the utter meaninglessness of your use of the phrase.


Lets demonstrate the opposite when the state gives us 'rights' I don't want:


I wish to live in a community that respects the rights of the unborn. The supra state says that even on my own property, the unborn are not entitled to a full set of rights.

I wish to live in a community that decides on a local basis what is obscene and what isn't obscene. The supra state says that standards are set in DC no in localities.