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Author Topic:   Did congress make a law? (Establishment Clause)
Dan Carroll
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Message 94 of 103 (200081)
04-18-2005 10:43 AM
Reply to: Message 90 by crashfrog
04-16-2005 12:14 AM


Furthermore I think you're missing the point that the Bill of Rights doesn't enumerate your rights, or grant you your rights. Your rights need not be "granted"; in the words of the Declaration of Independance, these rights are inalienable and stem from your humanity and citizenship, not because the government or even the Constitution decides that you have them.
It's worth noting that the Constitution acknowledges this:
quote:
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
In other words, "But the Constitution doesn't say you do have this right" is a crap argument.

"You can't expect him to be answering your prayers when he's not real, can you? That's like writing to the characters of a soap opera and expecting a reply, Mr. Silly Sausage!"
-Jane Christie

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Dan Carroll
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Message 103 of 103 (202181)
04-25-2005 10:56 AM
Reply to: Message 97 by gnojek
04-22-2005 8:35 PM


So can I claim that I have retained a right to smoke marijuana or sell my ladies on the corner? Those are my rights retained by me. Actually, they are the rights retained by the people. The constitution doesn't say that I have that right, but I must have it.
Well, I say that World War I was in fact caused by the death of Archduke Franz Ferdinand!
Oh... I'm sorry, I thought we were playing a game of "read one thing and respond to something else entirely."
I didn't say you automatically had the right. I said that "the Constitution doesn't say you do have this right" is a crap argument for why you don't.

"You can't expect him to be answering your prayers when he's not real, can you? That's like writing to the characters of a soap opera and expecting a reply, Mr. Silly Sausage!"
-Jane Christie

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