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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
Once again someone gets the whole thing backward. The Bill of Rights doesn't "give" anybody anything. It is a guarantee that the government is not allowed to interfere with our natural, or 'God-given' rights.
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God given? No such thing. Name one right of yours that didn't have to be fought for by someone.
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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
You seem to live in a world where you are only allowed what the good and gracious government gives you.
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And so do you, like it or not. Though I would replace the word "give" with "grant (sometimes under duress)".
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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
That is exactly what made America different, and what we are constantly in danger of losing.
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I agree that we're all constantly in danger of losing our rights, but it seems you're missing a contradiction: if they are 'God given' then how could you lose them?
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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
Okay, I will reply to that one. The main difference there is that we are talking about a weapon that could be used to start a war.
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That's a terrible evasion of the point, Steve, and I suspect you know it.