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  1. 11-05-12, 03:33 PM #8
    allodial
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    Quote Originally Posted by David Merrill View Post
    Let us however keep the focus and realize that the Constitutions are not grants of Rights.

    That agrees with my post. The constitutions restrict, they do not grant. They restrict the behavior of government officials - especially judicial officers in context of my experiences.
    Perhaps it might be helpful to see the Constitutions as, rather than sources of some rights, being guarantees of rights of non-citizens by virtue of, among other things, limiting the authority of the State actor.
    Last edited by allodial; 11-05-12 at 03:48 PM.
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