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Old 10-28-2008, 10:32 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by Cali Coug View Post
I don't know that any of them need to be added to the Constitution, particularly because several provisions of the Constitution would already protect many of those rights. I think Americans can and do have the right to a good education and access to healthcare. As a nation, we are failing in both of those regards with respect to many Americans. Adding those provisions to the Constitution isn't the answer that will fix those problems. Better policies that keep those rights in mind are.
Interesting ... so your opinion is, those things are already in there and an amendment would be redundant?

Care to point out where the Constitution guarantees the right to a good education, and the right to health care?
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