From: punditster@gmail.com   
      
   On 2/12/2026 9:51 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   > On Thu, 12 Feb 2026 09:24:42 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
   >   
   >> It's a good thing the Americans got together with their amazing ethical   
   >> universal human rights notions of a nation with freedom for all the   
   >> lawful people!   
   >>   
   >> In the USA you have certain inalienable rights guaranteed by the US   
   >> Constitution. Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.   
   >>   
   >> We covered this in Third Grade, right after we memorized the Pledge of   
   >> Allegiance.   
   >>   
   Source:   
      
      
   >> It's just self evident, but teachers repeat this all the way through   
   >> school and into Higher Education. It's required reading and on the test   
   >> in order to get US citizenship. You must be able to read and write   
   >> English to take the test, inside a court house with a lawyer and before   
   >> a judge.   
   >>   
   >> "These rights are universal, applying to all individuals regardless of   
   >> status, and are not granted by governments but are considered essential   
   >> to human dignity and existence.   
   >   
   > "are not granted by governments"   
   > Sorry, they are exactly that, or not.  And often not in various parts   
   > of the world.   
   >   
   In an ideal world, everyone would have equal rights under the law. In   
   nature, the law of self-preservation rules. But, a natural law is   
   inherent in being human.   
      
   Everyone has the Buddha nature to become enlightened.   
    >   
      
   >> Key Aspects of Inalienable Rights:   
   >> Definition: "Inalienable" means they cannot be given up or taken away.   
   >   
   > Any such right can be taken away by a so inclined government.   
   >   
   The enlightened state cannot be taken away because it is the natural   
   state of being human.   
      
   In Mahayana Buddhism, the Buddha taught that all sentient beings possess   
   an innate, indestructible Buddha-nature - an inherent potential for   
   enlightenment.   
      
   Source:   
      
   A Buddhist Bible: The Essential Scriptures   
   by Dwight Goddard   
   pp. 108-110   
      
   https://tricycle.org/magazine/still-speaking/   
    >   
      
   >> Source: Handbook For New Immigrants to United States   
   >   
   > For the us, but not for palestine, syria, turkey, hungary, etc.   
   >   
   There are many legal immigrants in the US from Palestine and Syria.   
      
   >> usa.gov/citizenship/requirements   
      
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