I think the proper title of this thread should read....."DO HUMAN RIGHTS EXIST WITHOUT THE BELIEF THAT SOME HUMANS HAVE EVER SPOKEN TO GOD?"Cannonpointer » 03 Jul 2022, 3:25 pm » wrote: ↑ Bear in mind the Constitution does not exist without the Declaration of Indenpendence, and exists EXCLUSIVELY for the purpose of codifying the Declaration into law. The opening line of the Declaration makes it an indisputable precept of American jurisprudence that all men are endowed by their Creator with inalienable rights.
So the PHILOSOPHICAL question may remain unanswered for some, but the legal question is answered for all (except huey and clem, who never attended law school): Rights come for God. I don't write the laws - I just remind people of them when it suits me.