I have proven your definition of human refers to the dead. Reductio ad absurdum
That argument has nothing to do with your three points, nor my arguments. It is a digression that goes into legal terminology of death.
You are the one who considers dead humans to be covered by the constitution. That is the basis of your arguments.
You are the one carrying on that silly argument. I am showing you how silly it is.
Yes, you are correct that the dead have rights. The 14th amendment states, "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."
As you said, the dead are humans. Therefore they are persons according to Black.
14th Amendment Section 2. Representatives shall be apportioned among the several states according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each state, excluding Indians not taxed.
So according to your argument, representation for states should be based on the population of the cemeteries too. Pregnant women should be counted twice.
Citizens born in the US are also persons.
Black's definition of citizen: All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside.
The 19th amendment states, "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex."
So by your argument, dead people of both sexes have the right to vote.
By to your definition of human, the list of absurdities go on and on.
I am still waiting for a credible argument. You can't explain away the absurdities to which your argument leads.
