The Constitution does indeed grant us rights.....perhaps you forgot to read it
“The Constitution does indeed grant us rights.....perhaps you forgot to read it”
Actually the other poster now seems to have been correct. You have a socialist view of the Constitution.
From the Declaration of Independence:
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed”
What part of “endowed by their Creator” is unclear to you?
Do you believe that we did not have those rights before the Constitution??
The Constitution merely recognizes pre-existing rights which belong to every individual. The 9th amendment specifically alludes to other rights not listed (how would the Constitution grant rights which are not listed??)
The job of the government is to secure/protect them.