To: Teacher317; HumanaeVitae; dead; yall
HumanaeVitae
The 'individual rights' that are listed in the Bill of Rights were voted on at one time, dead. They can be changed by...voting. If you believe that 'individual rights' are whatever you believe them to be, then that's another discussion entirely. The thing that gives us 'individual rights' was voted on at one time.
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The Bill of Rights and the Federalist Papers explicitly state that the enumeration of Rights in the Constitution by no means limits the number of Rights we have. Also, they cannot be changed by "voting". They can only be changed by a Constitutional Convention (and the next one of those is going to be a terrifying event. The Left no longer cares about propriety, and will go after everything).
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In Marbary V Madison [1803],
Justice Marshall says that the 'fundamentals' of our constitution cannot be changed without, in effect, voiding the contract.
Fundamental rights [such as the RKBA's, or the right to live a private life] can NOT be changed by...voting.
575 posted on
06/26/2003 9:58:23 AM PDT by
tpaine
(Really, I'm trying to be a 'decent human being', but me flesh is weak.)
To: tpaine
Thank you for that momentary lapse into the refuge of reason.
580 posted on
06/26/2003 9:59:54 AM PDT by
OWK
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