“In this context a distinction without a difference’
There is a huge difference. The Govt has zero rights. Those are reserved for the people who will stand up and protect them.
“They have the power, granted by the very Constitution you wish to misapply.”
They have power which they abuse on a regular basis.
>>There is a huge difference. The Govt has zero rights. Those are reserved for the people who will stand up and protect them.<<
Whether they exist or not.
>>They have power which they abuse on a regular basis.<<
“Abuse” being a subjective term.