Reply #161: I guess you don't see the difference.

[beevul]

All rights belong to the people, and those rights existed as such before the people created our government.

The people have GRANTED the government powers, albeit limited powers.

In addition to those powers, the people created a list of restrictions on governmental power to PROTECT those rights that they already have.


Its a burden thing.

The government can NOT grant that which is does not have, and thats rights of any kind.

I left out a couple words in my previous post, I meant to say:

They AFFIRM the protection of rights of people which are derived from enumerated restrictions on governmental power.