In extended exchange, Kagan refuses to embrace Declaration of Independence’s pronouncement of inalienable rights. (Discussion arose from more specific discussion of natural right to bear arms, but I believe Kagan resisted Coburn’s invitation to embrace principles of Declaration.)
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Ed Whelan holds the Antonin Scalia Chair in Constitutional Studies at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and is a regular contributor to National Review’s Bench Memos blog.
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