[Discussion] What are some unalienable rights that the U.S. has broken?

Fresco

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They specifically said that all states were seperate soverign entities in the treaty of Paris. Try harder.

As for the freedom of businesses to discriminate, donald sterling was forced to sell the clippers for some stuff he said in his own home. So the infringement of freedom goes both ways as long as it doesn't involve gov't
Lol, Article 1 Section 10 starts off with, "No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation..." There's been two court cases that have decided this, one in 1867 and another in 1869. Justice Scalia has also talked about the unconstitutionality of secession because there's simply no legal basis in it to begin with. States that do secede no longer have protection under the Constitution, so what exactly is your legal defense to begin with? Also, understand what an unalienable (natural) right is. Individuals have natural rights, states do not.

I mean, there was a war fought over this. It was essentially decided then. If you want to secede, you're free to build a boat and sail the **** off.
 

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Lol, Article 1 Section 10 starts off with, "No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation..." There's been two court cases that have decided this, one in 1867 and another in 1869. Justice Scalia has also talked about the unconstitutionality of secession because there's simply no legal basis in it to begin with. States that do secede no longer have protection under the Constitution, so what exactly is your legal defense to begin with? Also, understand what an unalienable (natural) right is. Individuals have natural rights, states do not.

I mean, there was a war fought over this. It was essentially decided then. If you want to secede, you're free to build a boat and sail the **** off.

Where did you get that bs from?



You mention two court cases after the end of the civil war. Hardly fair trial material.

Even if it was, at the time of the war succession was a right of the states.

Unalienable means unable to be taken away or givenm not natural. For all intents and purposes, have rights too.
 

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Unalienable means unable to be taken away or givenm not natural. For all intents and purposes, have rights too.

Assuming that "unalienable rights" the OP was referring to is from the U.S. Declaration of Independence which holds the statement,

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that 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."

For all intents and purposes, you're out of context.
 
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