Two words: false dichotomy.
I don't accept your premises or conclusions. Yes I'm familiar with the concepts discussed by the Framers. However, it seems more reasonable to believe in multiple concepts, such as inchoate rights, mature rights, privileges of societies, savage animals etc.
An individual only has those right matured which he himself can personally defend. What good is a theoretical right which is unrealizable?
Societies do not grant rights but rather privileges arising by virtue of association for mutual benefit.
Civilized individuals by virtue of action mature inalieanable rights.
An uncivilized, unaligned individual has only those inchoate rights which he personally can defend by his own might.
More later.
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