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1.  To act in self-defense (personal, family, innocents, nation).

#To act in self-defense (personal, family, innocents, nation).

 

#To own and carry weapons for self-defense and for ensuring that the nation remains free.

2.  To own and carry weapons for self-defense and for ensuring that the nation remains free.

#To own and control private property (land, money, personal items, intellectual property, etc.)

 

#To earn a living and keep the fruit of one’s labor.

3.  To own and control private property (land, money, personal items, intellectual property, etc.)

#To [[worship]] -- or not worship -- [[God]] in the manner one chooses.

 

#To associate with -- or disassociate from -- any person or group.

4.  To earn a living and keep the fruit of one’s labor.

#To express any idea through print, voice, banner, or other media.

 

#To be secure in one’s [[home]], papers, and person against unwarranted searches and seizures (privacy).

5.  To [[worship]] -- or not worship -- [[God]] in the manner one chooses.

#To be advised of the charges, in the event of arrest.

 

#To have a judge determine if the accused should be held for trial or for punishment.

6.  To associate with -- or disassociate from -- any person or group.

#To be tried by a [[jury]] of one’s peers and face one’s accuser, in the event of being charged with a [[crime]].

 

#To be tried by a [[jury]] of one’s peers, in the event of a suit in which the disputed amount is substantive.

7.  To express any idea through print, voice, banner, or other media.

#To suffer no cruel or unusual punishment, if found guilty of a crime.

 

#To establish, monitor, control, and petition a “servant government” to help secure the above rights.

8.  To be secure in one’s [[home]], papers, and person against warrantless searches and seizures (privacy).

#To abolish said [[government]], when it becomes destructive of these rights.

 

9.  To be advised of the charges, in the event of arrest.

 

10. To have a judge determine if the accused should be held for trial or for punishment.

 

11. To be tried by a [[jury]] of one’s peers and face one’s accuser, in the event of being charged with a [[crime]].

 

12. To be tried by a [[jury]] of one’s peers, in the event of a suit in which the disputed amount is substantive.

 

13. To suffer no cruel or unusual punishment, if found guilty of a crime.

 

14. To establish, monitor, control, and petition a “servant government” to help secure the above rights.

 

15. To abolish said [[government]], when it becomes destructive of these rights.

 

 

== Early History in America ==

== Early History in America ==

The concept of unalienable rights in America extends as far back as 1620, when the first Pilgrims arrived on the shores of what is now [[Massachusetts]], in search of religious freedom. According to Governor William Bradford, it was the unending attack on the rights of religious minorities in [[Britain]] which convinced the [[Pilgrims]] that leaving [[England]] was the only way to secure their liberties:  

The concept of unalienable rights in America extends as far back as 1620, when the first Pilgrims arrived on the shores of what is now [[Massachusetts]], in search of religious freedom. According to Governor William Bradford, it was the unending attack on the rights of religious minorities in [[Britain]] which convinced the [[Pilgrims]] that leaving [[England]] was the only way to secure their liberties:  

* The War on Drugs - Asset Forfeiture Laws (permit the government to deprive someone of their property without due process.)

* The War on Drugs - Asset Forfeiture Laws (permit the government to deprive someone of their property without due process.)

* U.S. Supreme Court ''Kelo'' decision - Distortion of the power of eminent domain, allowing the government to take land which belongs to one private person or group, and give it to another.

* U.S. Supreme Court ''Kelo'' decision - Distortion of the power of eminent domain, allowing the government to take land which belongs to one private person or group, and give it to another.