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Kamala_Harris 24 points ago +24 / -0

Our rights are divinely gifted. The founders did not give us those, but rather a framework to protect them. A republic, if we can keep it.

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Butter_and_Meatloaf 11 points ago +11 / -0

This this this. The Bill of Rights states that those rights are gifted by God and the government nay not impede them. This distinction cannot be oversold. It is crucial that every American understand this.

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Gottmituns 4 points ago +4 / -0

Came here to say this

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markolbb 2 points ago +2 / -0

Yup

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Anon1970 1 point ago +1 / -0

I'm going to borrow that and make a wall hanging with those words. Not joking.

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Kamala_Harris 2 points ago +2 / -0

Thanks, I hope many people see it. The last part is Ben Franklin, not me.

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Anon1970 1 point ago +1 / -0

Yes, I know well the Ben Franklin quote, I just love what you put together. Very nice.

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Dial_Tone 8 points ago +8 / -0

Most documents that define a governmental system outline the powers that the government has over the people.

Our document spends almost all of its time telling the government what it doesn't have the power to do to the people.

It gives us rights by telling the government to suck it. Unfortunately, we've allowed the government to put limits on our rights through complacency, apathy and obedient belief in malign propaganda.

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donjongun 2 points ago +2 / -0

Hella should be replaced with "All of them."

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CommieCrats 2 points ago +2 / -0

NATURAL LAW

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DonttrustChina 1 point ago +1 / -0

No, they'd never have said that. They know they didn't GIVE us our rights, just created a framework to protect the rights we always had.