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American Citizens Rights

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“It was we, the people, not we, the white male citizens, nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed this Union” (Bredhoff, S., 2004). We the people are words that identify those responsible for upholding the foundations of the American Constitution. We the people have several rights that protect our basic human dignity, our bodies, and what we do in our home. Here are few of those rights: “equality; we have the right to be treated as equal citizens, safety; we have the right to be safe from violence and abuse, home and family; we have the right to be part of a family and to start one, and privacy; we have the right to privacy, no matter where we live” (Hesla, B., & Kennedy, M., 2008; p. 4). If we the people were
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