"Constitutional rights may not be infringed
simply because the majority of the people choose that they be."
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Westbrook v. Mihaly 2 Cal. 3d 756
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Rights are inalienable / unalienable (depending on your religious persuasion, either a gift from God or simply a faculty of birth, or both), not Constitutional. The Constitution does not give rights, it only enumerates a few. As long as I don't infringe on another, I can do what ever I wish. If one chooses to live as a slave, the rights are not eliminated, only oppressed. If I choose not to participate in the theft of the noble labor's fruits, compelled compliance, license, etc., and stay free to express my rights, I must have knowledge and courage on how to express my rights, and de jure law in court, on the street, etc. "The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty." (James Madison)
 -- Mike, Norwalk		 
Re: mike, norwalk. I beleive the quote says that the government cannot infringe on any rights regardless of what the popular vote happens to be. example: freedom of speech should under never ever be taken away regardless of what people may vote. The constitution was to insure safe checks and balances for the government. People can be swayed, corrupted and mislead. The constitution was to prevent it to propagate to government.
 -- Daniel, Santa Clara, CA		 
I think Mike makes a good distinction -- Constitutional 'rights' are natural-born, inalienable rights and not granted by the Constitution. If We the People did not already have these rights, we would not have had the power to even make a Constitution -- thus they cannot be taken away by any individual or collective body.
 -- E Archer, NYC		 
Daniel, how about liberty that is inclusive of the freedom form license, forced ID-health care, the servant compelling compliance of his sovereign master, etc. etc. etc.? (all not specifically mentioned in the Constitution. OR, how about government staying with in the bounds set certain by the Constitution? Now that the majority votes by ignorance and complicity, what happened to inalienable or even constitutional rights, what???
 -- Mike, Norwalk		 
This needs passed on to all the Liberals everywhere.
 -- Jim		 
 
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