natural rights

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“The Constitution specifically guarantees certain natural rights, imposes limits on the government’s power, and explicitly declares that all powers not delegated to the federal government by the Constitution are reserved to the states or the people.”

From Washington Times

“Because of this, my natural rights as a human being, me and the rest of the people living in the West Bank and Gaza, considering we are a country living under occupation, we should also have the right to benefit from this vaccination.”

From Reuters

She pronounced masking an insidious “manipulation” robbing us of our natural rights.

From Washington Post

When it comes down to it, Shapiro said he still thinks that the vast majority of voters believe in the "basic principles of the Declaration of Independence, natural rights, of liberty, of rights that pre-exist government… limited government."

From Fox News

Early language defining the commission in federal documents echoed Mr. George’s notion, saying the panel would provide “fresh thinking” on human rights discussions, since conversations have “departed from our nation’s founding principles of natural law and natural rights.”

From New York Times