Sorry. I think I missed the point of your post. I thought you were saying “It must be a privilege rather than a right because some judges said so, the history and logic of the issue notwithstanding” and I take it you meant “Since some liberty impaired judges said so, it’s prudent to behave as if it were a privilege”. If so, sorry for the high horse.
LOL - I think we’re on the same side but you believe you can fight the courts and I don’t. Stare decisis and all that, you know.