re: #132 CIA Reject

Agreed on the DoI, but I did not mean to split hairs with my remarks.

It is a too common mis-conception that government is the grantor rather than the guardian of individual rights.

Our rights come from G*d, not the government- I think that is a very important thing to keep in mind.

Yes- I know. Totally agree. But if we’re going to point to a founding document that supports individual rights, I would select the Constitution over the DoI. It’s all fine and good to say my rights are not granted from the government but from a high power, but the DoI does nothing to protect them. The DoI was not intended to do anything other than justify our independence from tyranny. I think anyone who thinks the United States is currently experiencing tyranny has no idea what the hell they’re talking about.