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2. The really sad thing is that bills such as the Voting Rights Act and Violence Against Women Acts And

Reply to Iwillnevergiveup (Original post)

Mon Mar 4, 2013, 03:06 PM

Mar 2013

Equal Rights Amendment are even needed.
What does skin color or gender or sexual preference have to do with a person's Rights under the law? A proper reading of the Preamble and of the Constitution itself, would show these Rights apply to everyone. Are we not all people first?

Rights exist because we do, not because government grants them to us.
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/list-of-human-rights.html

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Dear Justice Scalia - It's me, Melissa [View all] Iwillnevergiveup Mar 2013 OP

It takes a college professor to get the point across.... socialindependocrat Mar 2013 #1

The really sad thing is that bills such as the Voting Rights Act and Violence Against Women Acts And RC Mar 2013 #2

Scalia does not care what Melissa or anyone else might think of him. In his mind he is "All Powerful Bandit Mar 2013 #3

And obviously, Melissa doen't care much what he thinks. He holds a position of power..not honor. n kelliekat44 Mar 2013 #7

Well put, Melissa! n/t dsharp88 Mar 2013 #4

Related petition here could use some signatures rosesaylavee Mar 2013 #5

The Voting Rights Act serves all people Shankapotomus Mar 2013 #6