[IronJack]

The Constitution says nothing about the origin of our rights. It is the Declaration of Independence that attributes them to the a divine Creator.

But wherever that origin is specified, it is a certainty that this country was founded on the notion that RIGHTS DO NOT COME FROM GOVERNMENT! Rather, the power of government comes from the consent of the governed. That is the only philosophical bulwark that keeps this government from devolving into just another tyranny.

[sten]

sorry, my bad... you’re right (it was quite early)

i’d change it if i could edit the post... which i can’t

[sten]

my overall point was that we as people exercise our first Right by being born

keeping someone from being born is to deny them their basic Rights, by definition