“The US Constitution is a contract between the people of the USA and its government.”
Um, no. The contract is between the sovereign states and the federal government. That people were given rights was just a happy by-product.
Um, no. The contract is between the sovereign states and the federal government. That people were given rights was just a happy by-product.
The rights are confirmed in the contract as G-d given. The Rights are G-d given as identified in the contract.
>>Um, no. The contract is between the sovereign states and the federal government. That people were given rights was just a happy by-product.<<
Um, yeah. In describing the type of Federalism being implemented, it specifically speaks to the People. And that was reemphasized in the sadly now-lamented Amendments IX and X.