It has been said that rights are either absolute, or do not exist at all. Meaning that unless a right is always present, and applies to everyone, it is not a right but a privilege. Privileges can be granted or taken away, rights cannot. From this perspective - if rights are denied to a minority then they are really being denied to everyone.
The individual. The rights of the individual were paramount to the founders because all violations of a strong centralized government would be restricted by the protected rights of the individual. JFK "the rights of all men are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened." Everyone should understand the dangers of a strong centralized government and the risks to liberty it would present. Look at the number of laws passed by our national congress in ever increasing numbers since 1940.
No. Many groups, particularly African-Americans and women, have been denied rights guaranteed by the Constitution. The document itself was not written to discriminate against anyone; however, the Supreme Court's interpretation of the Constitution has been used to justify laws and policies withholding civil rights to such an extent that the Constitution had to be amended explicitly to extend protection to (almost) all classes of individuals.
No. The original Constitution (excluding the Amendments) did not speak of individual rights. The phrase "All men are created equal" was in the Declaration of Independence, not the Constitution.
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They were denied all basic human rights because they were considered property. foiiertjetdxn
It has been said that rights are either absolute, or do not exist at all. Meaning that unless a right is always present, and applies to everyone, it is not a right but a privilege. Privileges can be granted or taken away, rights cannot. From this perspective - if rights are denied to a minority then they are really being denied to everyone.
They all had the same rights. however women in Elisabethan times were denied their rights as amater of coarse.
Just about all of them. Pretty much(and this is true) the only rights they had were to walk, stand, and run
No, well at this time now, (2009), the rights in the constitution apply to all amrican u.s citizens. Back when the constitution was written women or black didn't have any rights at all no matter what any one said.
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Women officially gained the right to vote on August 18, 1920. All elections prior to that date women were officially denied voting rights.
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The NAACP's views on segregation was they wanted equality for housing, voting, education, and all other human rights as a race that they were denied.
Thomas Jefferson.
Jesus said that mean should have beter rights then women because they are better. He also said that all other religions lose
Supported by the National Organization for Women, this amendment would prevent all gender-based discrimination practices. However, it never passed the ratification process.