thieverycorp said:

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness."

above it says that humans are "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights... That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men..." if they are inalienable, why does there need to be a government instituted among men? My point that there is no such thing as "natural rights," and rights granted by governments are not rights but mere privileges, as they can easily be taken away... but maybe I'm wrong, maybe it's still a right even if it is granted by an institution of humanity and is still able to be revoked...
TC

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