Optimus_Subprime [he/him, they/them]

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  • “Akshualy” that is somewhat incorrect. Yes, the DOI has that line stating the “right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”, but the 5th and 14th amendments of the US Constitution explicitly protect the right to life and liberty. Not that the Biden DOJ gives a shit anyway.

    https://blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/culr/2016/02/16/constitutional-considerations-of-happiness/

    While the Declaration of Independence recognizes the unalienable rights of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” and the Constitution explicitly protects life and liberty, happiness goes unmentioned in the highest law of the land.[1]

    [1] The Declaration of Independence.

    U.S. Constitution. Amend. V, Amend. XIV.

    EDIT: For those who don’t want to look it up…

    5th Amendment:

    The guarantee of due process for all persons requires the government to respect all rights, guarantees, and protections afforded by the U.S. Constitution and all applicable statutes before the government can deprive any person of life, liberty, or property.

    14th Amendment:

    No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.