From where, then, do my rights come from?No. They don't. ALL rights predate the constitution. The constitution *limits*, allegedly, the authority of the fed gov't, with specificity, to oppress "certain" rights.My rights come from the Constitution.
If the constitution gives it, then you accept the right of the state to take it away.
The AMERICAN position has always been that Rights are God Given (or inherent, if that offends you).