Hobbes, Locke and Thomas Paine all subscribed to theories of natural rights apart and separate from legal rights. They considered natural rights not contingent on laws, customs or beliefs. They considered natural rights universal and inalienable.
This country was founded on the principle that all power is vested in the people. The Constitution grants portions of that power to the different branches of the government. As such it is the government that has no rights until the people relinquish their rights to the government. Not vice versa.
This country was founded on the principle that all power is vested in the people. The Constitution grants portions of that power to the different branches of the government. As such it is the government that has no rights until the people relinquish their rights to the government. Not vice versa.
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