Nope the "Right to Privacy was first mentioned by the Supreme Court in 1965. (could be off a year or two)
Nope the "Right to Privacy was first mentioned by the Supreme Court in 1965. (could be off a year or two)
I only partially agree. While "marriage" was a religious construct and government has only fairly recently gotten involved as a way to make money,(why else?) I have no problem with gay people having a civil union. (a marriage in all except name) I feel this way because of the seperation between church and state. The state should not interfere with the church any more then the church should with the state. I think you will find many people who support a ban on gay marriage feel the same.
The principle of a right to privacy was first used by the Supreme Court in Meyer v. Nebraska, 262 U.S. 390 (1923).
The word "privacy" did not come to its current meaning until the late 19th century. In the 18th century, when the Constitution was drafted, the meaning of "privacy" was fairly limited to describing one's time spent doing their business in the privy.
So in your view, a natural right does not exist unless the government specifically addresses it in present-day correct terms and as such require a Constitutional amendment to address simple evolution in language?
I suggest studying our founders and, more importantly, the discussions and debates surrounding each and every clause in the Constitution.
Most Appropriate post yet!
Actually, god doesn't appear in the US Constitution, the Pledge of Allegiance was written over 100 years after our country was founded and the Constitution written, and "In God We Trust" didn't appear on any US money until 1864 and wasn't adopted as the "national motto" until 1956. So our country was in no way founded on religion. The people considered "founding fathers" weren't alive when we got god boners.
I can't believe I missed the post you replied to.
The Pledge of Allegiance was written by a Socialist and implemented as a propaganda response to Hitler's Third Reich movement in Germany.
The words "Under God" were added in 1954, and "In God we trust" was adopted as a national motto in 1956, both out of fear due to the common notion at the time that you must be a communist (and therefore should be detained without due process) if you're not Christian.
If Santorum gets the Repuplican nod then our choices will be between an avowed socialist/communist or a theocrat.
Wonderful - which road to take? Socialism, theocracy? Socialism, theocracy? Makes one want wail for the future or better yet ask: Are we there YET!
Wonderful - which road to take? Socialism, theocracy? Socialism, theocracy? Makes one want wail for the future or better yet ask: Are we there YET!
We are one of those families that get called upon all the time to voice our opinion on who we would vote for,
I lie to mess up their data, I figure it is none of their business who I vote for but it is good for a laugh to see them say one person is going to get it and miss by a mile.
I lie to mess up their data, I figure it is none of their business who I vote for but it is good for a laugh to see them say one person is going to get it and miss by a mile.
RickN said:
Do some reading Rick.
But, I am curious. Do you believe, individuals ,or the people if we are being literal, only have the rights listed and enumerated in the constitution? If so you are doing it wrong. The constitution only restricts the government any right not listed is retained by the people.
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