=== the DOI and the founding principles of this country as embodied in the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments.
The founding principles of this nation are found in its Declaration of Independence.
The Constitution -- a housekeeping document and framework for goverment -- was intended for interpretation always in light of those principles and "inalienable" rights enumerated in the Declaration.
The Constitution -- a housekeeping document and framework for goverment -- was intended for interpretation always in light of those principles and "inalienable" rights enumerated in the Declaration.
Do yourself a favor and search the DOI, the Fifth Amendment and the 14th Amendment for the words life and liberty and you will, perhaps, understand what I wrote.