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1.  To act in self-defense (personal, family, innocents, nation).
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#To act in self-defense (personal, family, innocents, nation).
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#To own and carry weapons for self-defense and for ensuring that the nation remains free.
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2.  To own and carry weapons for self-defense and for ensuring that the nation remains free.
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#To own and control private property (land, money, personal items, intellectual property, etc.)
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#To earn a living and keep the fruit of one’s labor.
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3.  To own and control private property (land, money, personal items, intellectual property, etc.)
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#To [[worship]] -- or not worship -- [[God]] in the manner one chooses.
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#To associate with -- or disassociate from -- any person or group.
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4.  To earn a living and keep the fruit of one’s labor.
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#To express any idea through print, voice, banner, or other media.
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#To be secure in one’s [[home]], papers, and person against unwarranted searches and seizures (privacy).
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5.  To [[worship]] -- or not worship -- [[God]] in the manner one chooses.
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#To be advised of the charges, in the event of arrest.
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#To have a judge determine if the accused should be held for trial or for punishment.
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6.  To associate with -- or disassociate from -- any person or group.
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#To be tried by a [[jury]] of one’s peers and face one’s accuser, in the event of being charged with a [[crime]].
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#To be tried by a [[jury]] of one’s peers, in the event of a suit in which the disputed amount is substantive.
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7.  To express any idea through print, voice, banner, or other media.
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#To suffer no cruel or unusual punishment, if found guilty of a crime.
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#To establish, monitor, control, and petition a “servant government” to help secure the above rights.
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8.  To be secure in one’s [[home]], papers, and person against warrantless searches and seizures (privacy).
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#To abolish said [[government]], when it becomes destructive of these rights.
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9.  To be advised of the charges, in the event of arrest.
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10. To have a judge determine if the accused should be held for trial or for punishment.
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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]].
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12. To be tried by a [[jury]] of one’s peers, in the event of a suit in which the disputed amount is substantive.
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13. To suffer no cruel or unusual punishment, if found guilty of a crime.
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14. To establish, monitor, control, and petition a “servant government” to help secure the above rights.
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15. To abolish said [[government]], when it becomes destructive of these rights.
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== Early History in America ==
 
== Early History in America ==
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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:  
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* 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.
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