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<blockquote data-quote="rbstern" data-source="post: 2863029" data-attributes="member: 40553"><p>I think that most of us who are fans of the Constitution realize rights are natural. We also realize that rights are lost not just because of an overzealous state, but also claims of moral authority based on scripture and mysticism. Perversion of liberty comes in many disguises.</p><p></p><p>IMHO, the best we can do is institute government designed to secure liberty. In the thousands of years of recorded history, we have yet to see perfection. No civic or religious expression of social structure has resulted in a perfectly functioning society. Each has eventually torn itself apart. The founding of the United States was very different than most of the experiments before it: It acknowledged natural rights, emphasized the importance of individual liberty, and that power should remain with the people rather than political rulers.</p><p></p><p>Of course, we've greatly strayed from that concept. We'll tear ourselves apart, too. All of this will have to be reinvented, hopefully in a more perfect form. </p><p></p><p>In the meantime, I will continue to celebrate when our Constitutional process does something to reaffirm the intent of the founders, as is the case here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rbstern, post: 2863029, member: 40553"] I think that most of us who are fans of the Constitution realize rights are natural. We also realize that rights are lost not just because of an overzealous state, but also claims of moral authority based on scripture and mysticism. Perversion of liberty comes in many disguises. IMHO, the best we can do is institute government designed to secure liberty. In the thousands of years of recorded history, we have yet to see perfection. No civic or religious expression of social structure has resulted in a perfectly functioning society. Each has eventually torn itself apart. The founding of the United States was very different than most of the experiments before it: It acknowledged natural rights, emphasized the importance of individual liberty, and that power should remain with the people rather than political rulers. Of course, we've greatly strayed from that concept. We'll tear ourselves apart, too. All of this will have to be reinvented, hopefully in a more perfect form. In the meantime, I will continue to celebrate when our Constitutional process does something to reaffirm the intent of the founders, as is the case here. [/QUOTE]
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