2007-10-19 05:54:02 · 13 answers · asked by realitycheck 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
No. Constitutional rights were unalienable and God given, not all. "All" allows more rights to be added, rights that were never intended, rights that aren't rights...such as the "right" to government healthcare.
2007-10-20 13:07:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but they did profess some of our right were endowed on us by the Creator.
And I think the founding Fathers were all Christian, so I would say they were talking about GOD.
So I think they had a different view of the First Amendment than what the Libs of today would have you believe.
They didn't want an official religion, like the Church of England. And they said there should be no prohibiting the free exercise of your right to practice your religion.
But today I can't pray in school or say God on TV.
So sad.
2007-10-19 06:04:51 · answer #2 · answered by Philip McCrevice 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They did not explicitly say so: " among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." That list was not intended to be exhaustive nor definitive. The drafters of the Declaration of Independence differed among themselves about specifics, and some were concerned about the effects of even that general language on such things as slavery. But they were talking about a justification for breaking away from a king at a time when kings were said to rule by "divine right." They were taking that divine right from the king and putting it in the hands of the (ruling class of) people.
It was the right to rule that was given by God to the ruled, not specific rights.
2007-10-19 06:09:02 · answer #3 · answered by thylawyer 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The inalienable rights are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
2007-10-19 05:56:44 · answer #4 · answered by regerugged 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
yeah_but beat me to the Declaration Quote.
However, other "Rights" are man-made, government given, and thus not permenant. So if they are not permenant can they truly be considered "rights"?
2007-10-19 06:02:22 · answer #5 · answered by Jon M 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Most did, but the Deists might not have. Deists don't tend to talk in that way. But most of our founding fathers were either Christians, Deists, Unitarians or Free-Masons. (Whatever that is, it might be Christian though)
2007-10-19 06:14:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
No.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights. . ."
2007-10-19 05:58:18 · answer #7 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
just life, liberty (which encompasses a lot actually) and the pursuit of happiness
2007-10-19 06:08:01 · answer #8 · answered by captain_koyk 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes
2007-10-19 11:51:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe so- but they didn't think those rights applied to women or dark-skined people.
or really any one who was handicapped for that matter.
2007-10-19 06:02:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋