Unalienable Rights Declaration Of Independence

The Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson states “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness..” We all have unalienable rights, but what does unalienable rights mean, you ask? Well, here is your chance to find out in the next paragraph!
To me, unalienable rights are rights that are given to the people, through the government. Unalienable rights really mean rights that were given to every single one of us since birth. Some unalienable rights that are included, but not limited to are: freedom, justice, liberty, equality, and many more. Unalienable rights were an essential key in the planning for a new form of government. The founders used this because you cannot start a new government without having any rights for the society. Unalienable rights are very much so
applied today. Take a look at the government; they give us the power to have freedom of speech. A long time ago we did not have equality. Women couldn’t vote and do other things men could. Now, women and men can vote. Another way unalienable rights are applied is through justice in the court system. When you are up against the jury, you have the right to plead your case, and fight for what you think you think is right. Now, let us talk about where just powers of government must come from. “Just powers of Government must come from the “consent of governed”.
This is because the founders wanted to protect the society’s rights. This idea pertains to the principle of Limited Government, and Popular Sovereignty. Limited government and popular sovereignty both give limited power to the government, and more power to society. The founders tried to protect these principles in the U.S constitution by relating them to the first ten amendments in the Bill of Rights. These amendments discuss human liberty. This can be related to many current issues. Amendment IX states that “The powers not delegated to the United States by the constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. That applies to unalienable rights by saying if the rights are not delegated (authorized) by the United States they go straight to the people. This amendment makes sure the powers of the government remain “just” by passing it through them, then passing it to the people if it is not
authorized.
Unalienable rights are rights that were given to us since we were born. A few more examples of unalienable rights are natural rights and justice. Without unalienable rights, we wouldn’t have the power to do anything on our own. The government would rule our lives. No one wants that! I thank John Locke for creating the idea of unalienable rights. Imagine how much power the government would have over us, if he did not create this wonderful idea.