Pre-Constitutional Rights...huh?

I read Downsize DC periodically as their articles are interesting if nothing else, but was dismayed today at their lack of true understanding and patriotism! In a recent editorial entitled, Our Lexicon: "Pre-Constitutional Rights", they start with a good explanation of the historical start of our Declaration of Independence and Constitution. Here they discuss that all this preceded the government we now have. They also briefly state, as those vital documents do, that certain rights, many rights, are inalienable. True enough, as God's creation, He says the same in His Word. Anyway, I'll get to the point. The article quickly shifts and states that "...this next part may bother you..."

I say, if you're a Patriot, it damn well better bother you! They go into a spiel about how those rights, being inalienable to all humans, are provided regardless of your citizenship. What? I don't think so. I agree in a small part, which I alluded to earlier. As humans, God's children, we have rights that He gave us from the start...think free will. And those rights are for all. However, when a nation uses a document as its foundation for government and thus the supreme LAW of its land, those laws in regards to protection are vital as retained for the LAWFUL citizens of that country. Those who break the laws are willfully giving up certain rights. Therefore, those who enter America illegally are forfeiting some of those protections, while at the same time having to accept that they now going to suffer the consequences of breaking the law.

I know, it's a bit dicey. I will do more research and thinking on this and get back to you as soon as I can! For those that read this blog and are not all to fond of what they think is any amount of inhumanity from me because I do not support keeping illegal immigrants in the country and providing them a fast/easy path to citizenship, let me say this. I love them as human beings and believe that they have a right to live here, once they return to their country and use the legal processes we have in place. I even support keeping some of them in the country when evidence exists that they are personally being targeted in their native land and their life and livelihood are seriously and unlawfully threatened. Aside from that, everyone in the country, legal or not, must follow the rules and obey the laws, period!