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Old 06-18-2007, 04:39 PM   #19
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Originally Posted by All-American View Post
He said he's not certain. Not that there IS a gargantuan difference.

Our argument as to why we deserve rights is not because we are Americans, but because we are Humans: "All men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."
I'm not sure I understand your contention here. Are you arguing there are no additional rights that Americans enjoy that non-Americans do not?
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