That's the whole point, hosepipe: No one can enforce "unalienable" human rights except God. They are unalienable simply because they are grants of and by God, vested in man.
Government can't give you rights, only privileges. And what government grants it is always able and oftentimes willing to take back, or rescind.
You takes your choose: You can place your trust in God, or in (feckless, narcissistic, power-hungry) politicians.
Amen.. Should be said again..
Today's reading is from the book of Libertarians, chapter one: The government giveth, the government taketh away. Indian giver be the name of the government.
Great Post Betty,
A point that I think also needs made is the loss in the distinction between laws and statutes.
Law is immutable. Law is absolute and as our Declaration writer and signers understood was “created” and “inalienable”.
“The laws of Nature AND of Nature’s God”.
Man does not make law, nor can he change law.
Man makes statutes. These statutes are either in harmony with and supportive of Natural Self Evident Law of God, or said statutes are in conflict and rebellion with the Law.
And man has again a duty to disregard unlawful orders (statutes).
All of these core principles seem to have been abandoned by even so much as those who declare themselves leaders in our conservative movement.
We would all do well to remind them as often as we are able... and after the effect which begun on this thread, I think we are well on that path.
= )