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The sentence you quote is from the United States Declaration of Independence, not the Constitution; it is not law.

As to your question, the Fifth Amendment says:

No person shall [...] be deprived of life [...] without due process of law

If this is a concern to you, there are more civilized countries on the globe whose governments do not enjoy such powers.



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