WE hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness -- That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed, that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these Ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its Foundation on such Principles, and organizing its Powers in such Form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
Break it down for me, Brother
Creator endows unalienable right of Life
Governments instituted to secure above-referenced unalienable right of Life.
My great-to-the-fifth grandfather fought King George over that legal nicety.
News flash: The Ten Commandments are not the talking points of a neoconservative think tank. Thou Shalt Not Kill is not a suggestion.