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To: ctdonath2
Are the states nonetheless bound to respect those pre-existing rights enumerated therein?

Before the 14th amendment, no.

247 posted on 03/21/2007 12:05:07 PM PDT by JeffAtlanta
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To: JeffAtlanta
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.
Sounds like the states are bound, if only for their continued existence, to respect those rights.
249 posted on 03/21/2007 12:13:01 PM PDT by ctdonath2 (The color blue tastes like the square root of 0?)
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