[Bob K]

Originally Posted by Rich Z

Actually, that is not correct. The US Constitution (and the Bill of Rights) doesn't "grant" us anything at all. It itemizes the powers and limitations of the government, as well as specifically verifying that all powers not granted to the government, belong to the people and the states. Our founding fathers wrote that document as an attempt to keep the beast they knew they were creating bound and chained. That is why our country is actually a constitutional republic, and NOT a democracy at all. All laws stem from the Constitution (theoretically, and if actually ENFORCED by the people), not the whims of the government. Unfortunately, we have let the beast loose of it's chains, and it will be the devil to pay to get it bound back up again.

The Bil of Rights confirms that we have that right. What if that confirmation wasn't in there? You're both saying the same thing.