davidvoth@catholic.org (David Voth) wrote in
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> ...
>The Bill of Rights does not enumerate rights; it proscribes specific
>actions by the government.
>
>Making an exhaustive list of human rights would be impractical.  Read
>Steve Hix's explanation in my .sig.
>
See also Federalist 84:

"But a minute detail of particular rights is certainly far less
applicable to a Constitution like that under consideration, which is
merely intended to regulate the general political interests of the
nation, than to a constitution which has the regulation of every
species of personal and private concerns. " 

and

"I go further, and affirm that bills of rights, in the sense and to
the extent in which they are contended for, are not only unnecessary
in the proposed Constitution, but would even be dangerous. They would
contain various exceptions to powers not granted; and, on this very
account, would afford a colorable pretext to claim more than were
granted. For why declare that things shall not be done which there is
no power to do? " 

-- 
Bert Hyman | St. Paul, MN | bert@visi.com