Actually ,you are both right. Man can only have the rights he can defend. A shark can take away your right to life, because he has no comprehention of self, and no comprehension of life and death, all you are is food to him. Other men (rarely women) can take your rights away from you, and even enslave you.

But by enumerating these rules and rights, came up with a list.

Char, a question for your statement. you are talking about adding NEW amendments, not changing the contract without changing the meaning, trying to say one set of words meant something in 1800, and something else in 1900, in your statement

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and a nifty way to change them as the circumstances and intellectual advances warranted.


Man has only the rights he can enforce. However, writing them down for all to use and see, is a good start.

what were we told in 6th grade that was not correct?

allan