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Originally Posted by awareness

And it says we have rights to pursue "Life, Liberty, and Happiness." That statement is absent in the constitution.

Easy mistake. Surprisingly, some in our founding days considered the Declaration to be more authoritative than the constitution.

How exactly would you legislate the right to pursue life? It is enumerated in the Bill of Rights.

We pursued liberty by fighting the revolutionary war.

We pursue happiness with our laws, economy, and political structure in place along with our freedoms.

The declaration is just that, a declaration. The constitution is just that, our constitution.