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Originally Posted by rukkyg
To those who think rights come from the constitution and who are religious, I point you to something you may have heard in school before (although I think you probably forgot about it):
All men and women are created equal, and God gives them their rights, not YOU, not the constituion. AMONG these rights are life, liberty and the persuit of happiness.
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Whether your rights come from God or space monkeys, your rights in this country are enumerated in the Constitution. Your government is soverign and has the power to make laws criminalizing certain behavior and activity. To simply assume you have rights not enumerated that cannot be infringed upon by the majority through legislation or ballot initiative doesn't really move the ball as far as the discussion goes. It is a fair question to ask where is the right that you assume to exist found in the Constitution.