Uh Representative Lewis. The Pursuit of Happiness aint in the Constitution. It happens to be in the Declaration of Independence. The DOI may be an important historical document, it is not a legal document and really has no legal standing as a source of "rights".
Now if he wanted to reference "Promote the General Welfare" he might have a point.
Why can't we have a test on the constitution that all our congresscritters must pass?
Doctors need to be certified, lawyers need to be certified. But congresscritters, probably the most powerful group of people in the nation.....no test.
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abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.
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