JASmith Wrote:Actually, rhe sheep analogy is valid for the question posed bynthe thread title.After thinking about it some more, I agree. According to the sheep analogy, the logical conclusion is that keeping and bearing arms is a privilege, because the sheep are not allowed to have weapons.
The more derailed queation is merely a clarification answers to which are also illuminated by the sheep analogy.
JASmith Wrote:Show us facts or facts that prove that government is the ultimate holder of all rights.:confused: I never said that government is the ultimate holder of all rights. I said that government determines and defines our Constitutional rights, legal rights, and legal privileges.
It was members of government who wrote the Constitution and its amendments, and it is members of government (e.g., legislatures, courts) who decide and define what are legal rights and privileges.