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To: Triple
(Hint - rights cannot be legislated away, not by the states or the federal government.)

Which rights can't be legislated away by the States or the Feds? Answer. All can be to a degree -- ALL.

That's right, even the enumerated rights could be "legislated away" by Constitutional Amendment.

As for those rights not enumerated, they are affirmed, re-affirmed, and legislated away regularly. The fact that those rights belong to the people give the people - like it or not that means your government -- the right top enact laws that are not enumerated in the Constitution. (Of course, many rights, not enumerated in the Constitution are judicially created -- e.g. abortion).

Honestly, I actually do get it.

149 posted on 10/15/2002 1:34:15 PM PDT by Iron Eagle
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To: Iron Eagle
Governments neither create nor can they destroy rights.

I see that you are convinced otherwise, so I bid you farewell. I'll not bother you again with the notion of natural rights.

May your chains rest lightly...

183 posted on 10/16/2002 6:22:37 AM PDT by Triple
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