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Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic
Nor is it "all white landowners." There was a certain disjunction between theorem and praxis.
That said, I am not convinced that they believed that the rights enshrined in the Constitution were said inalienable rights.
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On point one, agreed.
On point two, you may be right, especially given the ninth amendment, but think of the implications of that statement for the poor constructionists -- Inalienable rights that aren't explicit in the assigned reading!
