Anthony wrote:
Actually, the difference is quite relevant in a
courtroom, especially when
dealing with constitutional issues. That's why I find it nearly impossible
to believe that Mike doesn't understand this. How in the world can you
defend people's constitutional rights if you think they're made up out of
nowhere? Why defend free speech if it's just a couple words some guys made
up and wrote down on paper? The very nature of the legal system in the
United States of America is based upon natural rights. "We hold these
truths to be self-evident". Self-evident. Not created by congressmen.
It was
not created by congressmen because there were no congressmen
before the US Constitution was written.
The fact that they "held" their opinions to be self-evident does not
make their opinions universal. Your self-serving comment is on a par
with saying that God exists because the Bible says so.
Ec