Rep. Steve Stockman: ‘The right to keep and bear arms is granted by God’

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7. It's not stupid, it's a fact. Your rights don't come from anywhere but the state.

I would like to think that, just by living, one is granted air and water and food and a decent house and the right to continue working for yourself. That's not true, and it hasn't been true for a long time, if ever.

In a civilized society (if that isn't an oxymoron), rights are granted by the group, as being the least harm for the most people. If the state thinks that you are doing something that is going to harm your neighbour...or the state...see how fast your rights get taken away.

It is thus now, and has been thus for a long time. If you work in a 'right to work' state, your employer can fire you if he doesn't like your face. You can get fired for being fat, or ugly, or gay, or 'too pretty.' It has always been the case when people gather in groups; it's a power struggle, a struggle for the most resources, it's a fact of life.

You aren't born with anything but your body and your breath, and it's the only thing you have that you take with you.