“Next to matters of “rights” are matters of “opinion”, and it is
necessary to distinguish between the two. Whether the rights of
man shall be equal is not a matter of opinion but of right, and
consequently of principle; for men do not hold their rights as
grants from each other, but each one in right of himself.
Society is the guardian but not the giver”. Tom Paine
As to the above, I daresay that much of what Congress does and
I include the Executive and the Supreme Court is a matter
of opinion and not of principle.
Islander