Happy 4th of July!

DocZaius · Post by **DocZaius** » Wed Jul 04, 2012 10:23 am

:unitedstates: Down with King George! :usa2:

DocZaius · Post by **DocZaius** » Thu Jul 05, 2012 8:08 am

The Annotated Declaration of Independence:http://www.volokh.com/2012/07/04/the-declaration-of-independence-annotated/

The assumption of natural rights expressed in the Declaration of Independence can be summed up by the following proposition: “first comes rights, then comes government.” According to this view: (1) the rights of individuals do not originate with any government, but preexist its formation; (2) The protection of these rights is the first duty of government; and (3) Even after government is formed, these rights provide a standard by which its performance is measured and, in extreme cases, its systemic failure to protect rights — or its systematice violation of rights — can justify its alteration or abolition; (4) At least some of these rights are so fundamental that they are “inalienable,” meaning they are so intimately connected to one’s nature as a human being that they cannot be transferred to another even if one consents to do so. This is powerful stuff.

MinGator · Post by **MinGator** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 9:58 pm

Hope everyone had a good 4th.

America, fuck yeah!