..the Bill of Rights does not come from the people and is not subject to change by majorities. It comes from the nature of things. It declares the inalienable rights of man/woman not only against all government but also against the people collectively. - (Walter Lippmann)

-- TomK(mich) (tjk@cac.net), May 05, 2002

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It comes exclusively from one man--Dear Patrick, the greatest of the Founding Fathers ! Without Patrick Henry's gift to the infant republic than I wouldn't be able to write this here ! Yet, like the statement above, it belongs to each person as an individual.

-- Joel Rosen (JoelnBecky@webtv.net), May 05, 2002.