Where do rights come from?

[steveandersen]

Note that the Right to Life was codified in the Declaration of Independence as coming from God.

Unfortunately the D of I is not a law

It goes on to state that governments which are destructive of that right [e.g. promote abortion] are illigitimate and must be replaced.

In theory, but anyone who tried it would be charged with treason
Like I said from a pragmatic point of view a right is whatever you can enforce.

 

[Joe_Kelley]

Unfortunately the D of I is not a law

In theory, but anyone who tried it would be charged with treason
Like I said from a pragmatic point of view a right is whatever you can enforce.

The Declaration of Independence was treason when written. It was a written to justify that treason. While it is not law, it is the justifying basis for our law. Otherwise we would still be obliged by English law.

 

[Texas_Roofer]

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.–Thomas Jefferson1776

Sound good to me,also matches the Catholic C atechism

 

[catharina]

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.–Thomas Jefferson1776

Sound good to me,also matches the Catholic C atechism

Sounds good to me too.

Joe Kelly, you are one sort of special fellow!

 

[steveandersen]

The Declaration of Independence was treason when written. It was a written to justify that treason.

yep

While it is not law, it is the justifying basis for our law.

Partially
But if you chose to write your own and duplicate what the colonist did in 1776 you would be charged with treason.

So while we in theory recognize the right of the people to abolish governments that deny them their rights, it is a crime to do so… unless you win.

Fortunately we live in a place where “the government” isn’t some third party but is us.

Otherwise we would still be obliged by English law.

The US is a Common Law country.