Basic human rights are protected in the ninth amendment. Cheers! ♥
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I think its destructive and constructive at the same time. Change may not happen in an instant. It will require a collective effort, like the youth rebellion against racial discrimination. It caught the attention of the world from a destructive sense of replacing the old repressive stigma of racial discrimination to a constructive acknowledgment of equality regardless of race.
The call for peace on the Vietnam war happened when Americans realized that deaths of their soldiers were results of baseless disputes of their leaders. It also affected the whole economy and well-being of Vietnam people. From a destructive result came a constructive acceptance of the implications of war.
The counterculture movements were also popular during those times. It responded and called for change through different forms of action using <span>nonviolent means. The aim is to raise progressive ideals based on social issues, destroying the old culture of conformity and replacing it with a culture in favor of the people. </span><span>
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The Know-Nothing party wanted to prevent German and Irish Catholic immigrants from voting because they believed it would lead to the country being led by the Pope, and not by the people with republican values.