No, the U.S. Doesn't Grant the Right to "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness."

[Waffles731]

If anyone is coming off my last take, This is NOT a rant about the government but rather me pointing out that some people are getting the Declaration confused with the Constitution.

That is the Declaration of Independence, This Document is where 'Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.' is called a right. Now what people who actually believe that this guarantees theses as a right of an American Citizen fail to understand is that the Declaration of Independence is not a legal framework for the rights of an American Citizen The Declaration did one thing and one thing only, It told the English that we are no longer an English Colony but rather a sovereign nation. It has nothing to do with what rights are legally guaranteed.

If that was the case the Military oath of enlistment would not be

And the Presidential Oath would not be

Now where in either of those does it say anything about the Declaration.

Notice the prominence the Constitution is given that is because the Constitution is what outlines not only how the government is supposed to function but also The Rights of a Citizen

They are outlined in the part of the Constitution known as the Bill of Rights

Now notice how there is ZERO mention of life liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

"We hold these truths to be sacred & undeniable; that all men are created equal & independent, that from that equal creation they derive rights inherent & inalienable, among which are the preservation of life, & liberty, & the pursuit of happiness;"

That is not something that is a right in this country,

That was a a Principaled Battle Cry, Something for us to rally behind and a fuck you to King George the Third, The English Troops and their Hessian Mercenaries.

So do not act like like you have a right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, because you don't

[bryon]

Well it will be a fecking cold day in hell before I allow someone to take either from me. Not only do I have the training to defend and preserve that which I have , but I have the ability and grit in my chit enough to do just that.

[Waffles731]

its not a right thouh, you have the right to speech, own a gun, a fair trial, life liberrty and the pursuit of happiness is too vauge to be a right

[bryon]

I make ( or attempt to ) make my own happiness and will openly and furiously fight anyone that would try to change that. Wherther or not it is stated that I do or do not have that right won't like what they get if they infringe on it

[Miezko]

Well you do have those rights, and they are guaranteed. The reason why is because those are what are known as natural rights, they supersede government. They're rights that enlightened thinkers (of which our founding fathers most certainly were), believe every human has, not just U. S. citizens. They're rights that can never be taken away.

[BusinessBasketball]

Seems like a lot of people just hate and judge