First, I believe the Declaration of Independence is the place to start when considering our rights as humans. Every human has been granted certain inalienable rights (these rights cannot be forfeited or taken). We must recognize human rights before we can possess American rights.

Second, we need to exercise our rights, defend them, and fight for them. We must stop allowing politicians to pit us against one another—black versus white, male versus female, Christian versus non-Christian, gay versus straight…. (To be clear I am four of those things and not the other four, but my point is that all humans have human rights.). Politicians use the media to rile up their bases and cause US to fight one another. Paul, the Apostle, once told US that if we bite and devour one another; we should take heed lest we consume one another. We need to stand up for one another against the corporate state.