You only have rights as long as your government is willing to respect them. For this purpose, bestowing a right and not taking it away are exactly the same (and you acknowledge below that a government can &quot;take away&quot; rights).<p>Secondly, a &quot;right&quot; is a human concept, born of human logic. It is <i>not</i> natural, the Universe &amp; Reality doesn&#x27;t care one way or another what &quot;rights&quot; humans have.