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The government created the right,
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Joe, Respectfully Sir, You could not possibly be more incorrect, and this may be the reason that this issue confuses you. The following is an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence, the 'foundation' of our nation;
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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,
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Right is not "created" or "bestowed" by a government. they do not come from Congress or Senate. They are not conferred by any court.
You are
endowed with
basic human rights by the same "process" ( Call it whatever you will ) that started the beating of your heart, or enabled your first breath.
A Government cannot grant
rights it can only use the law to attempt to put limits or constraints on them. [The original intent was to protect them]
A
right is an
absolute, that is
only changed, or diminished, by
your (collective) allowing it to be.
For instance, the
2nd amendment does
not give you the
right to keep or bear arms, it merely "
affirms" that
right already exists (you are alive, hence you have that right) and makes it understood that government
cannot change that.
Unfortunately we know that government
has changed it by "rules and regulations" And that is why we are ( or at least I am ) on this forum today. because we (collectively) do not believe they (should) have the authority to do so.
You see, the concept of "rights" has somehow been "reversed" by our educational system, and been taught 180 degrees from the way it actually exists. Sadly, (public) {Read; government funded} schools do not teach this properly any longer.
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and the government gets to set the limits and rules.
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Question for you Joe,
who is the government ? Hint: Read the red section.