...Federal government is Federalism with a vengeance ! But what does the Virginia Bill of Eights say? "That all power is vested in, and consequently derived from, the people; that magistrates are their 1 The argument drawn from the difference of names of the Articles of Confederation and of the new Constitution...

...All men are by nature equally free, and have inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or...property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety. " All power is vested in, and consequently derived from, the people ; magistrates are their...

...equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot by any compact, deprive or...property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety. II. That all power is vested in, and consequently derived from, the people ; that magistrates...

...independent, and have certain inherent rights of which, when they enter into a state of society, they can not by any compact deprive or divest their posterity,...property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety." And of this he said: "To deprive a citizen of any property already acquired, without a fair...

...equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or...acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaming happmess and safety"); Bill for establishing religious freedom v. 1785/86 für Virginia, im...

...Onafhankelijkheidsverklaring, totstandkwam, spreekt er al over. Artikel l noemt als aangeboren mensenrechten: 'the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring...property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety.' Artikel 3 noemt als doel waarvoor de overheid is ingesteld: 'the common benefit, protection...

...equally free and independent, and have certain innerem rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or...property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety". Die Menschenrechtserklärung diente als Vorbild für weitere Erklärungen in anderen nordamerikanischen...

...equally free and independent and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or...property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety. Section 2. That all power is vested in, and consequently derived from, the people; that magistrates...

...equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot by any compact deprive or...property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety. And the American Declaration of Independence of 1776 expressed the same thoughts in the following...

...created equally free and independent, and have certain inherent natural rights . . . among which are the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring...property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety." Mason's wording runs exactly parallel to the famous phrase that Jefferson wrote into the Declaration...