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To: donh
Happiness is a right to the same extent that Life and Liberty are.

That is a pattently false statement, at least in the united states. According to the constitution, you have the right to life (the government cannot kill you unless your acts justify it), liberty (you are in control of your destiny, not the government) and the pursuit of happiness (the government cannot stop you from pursuing happiness).

Put another way, the goverment has said they will not impede your search for happiness. They are not responsible for whether or not your pursuit is successful. Same goes for health (as in: no government health care).

146 posted on 03/12/2002 3:50:55 PM PST by RobRoy
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To: RobRoy
Put another way, the goverment has said they will not impede your search for happiness. They are not responsible for whether or not your pursuit is successful. Same goes for health

Yea, yea. Tailhappy made this point as well. I grant it. However, it don't butter much parsnips in this argument. The irreconcelable conflict is between the mother's liberty, and the child's life. These stand on exactly equal grounds in the Declaration.

148 posted on 03/12/2002 3:53:39 PM PST by donh
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