Liberty is the most important right each and every human has. Some people say Liberty is another way of saying freedom, but i find Liberty carries more weight than just freedom. Liberty encompasses freedom but it is also the right to exercise your freedom.
Liberty, now thinking about it, may be the defense against the problem Mr. Brown brought up in his comment from the last post.
Liberty has two enemies and must always fight a two-front attack. The first enemy is people that forcefully try to take away Liberty. A thief, a murder, a rapist, a dictator, a banker and many more. The second enemy is security. In the name of protecting Liberty, security takes away the very Liberty it has sworn to protect. Both enemies are dangerous and must be watched with a careful distrustful eye.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Nature's Rights (Part One)
There are three rights given to us humans that can not and shall not be taken away from us.
The first right is life. This means the government or anyone else for that matter cannot take my life away. Murder is illegal. This even goes for the government. The government can never kill me. I think we can all agree on this one. However, this right to life does not mean the right to a "fair life" or a "healthy life". This should be left to the individual. In all honesty life isn't fair. We all want a beautiful house on the beach, but there is only a limited amount of space for that. If you find yourself in a large group and you need to find a place to eat, try finding a place where everyone can be happy and feel like the place was fair. (I understand everyone loves Taco Bell and would love to go there, but you get the point) I've found myself in just a group of 5 and have a tough time finding a place to eat for everyone. Especially if you throw in a vegetarian or someone like that in the mix. In addition we should not expect to be giving a healthly life. Since the beginning of humans the poor usually die earlier than the rich. It's just not fair, but its reality. It's a very said story to see a person without health insurance get hit by a car and not be able to pay for the medicine. It's very sad. But the issue is if that person has a natural Right to that medicine. And for that I must say no. Others may disagree. And I welcome the comments, but I can't see a healthy life as a natural right.
The first right is life. This means the government or anyone else for that matter cannot take my life away. Murder is illegal. This even goes for the government. The government can never kill me. I think we can all agree on this one. However, this right to life does not mean the right to a "fair life" or a "healthy life". This should be left to the individual. In all honesty life isn't fair. We all want a beautiful house on the beach, but there is only a limited amount of space for that. If you find yourself in a large group and you need to find a place to eat, try finding a place where everyone can be happy and feel like the place was fair. (I understand everyone loves Taco Bell and would love to go there, but you get the point) I've found myself in just a group of 5 and have a tough time finding a place to eat for everyone. Especially if you throw in a vegetarian or someone like that in the mix. In addition we should not expect to be giving a healthly life. Since the beginning of humans the poor usually die earlier than the rich. It's just not fair, but its reality. It's a very said story to see a person without health insurance get hit by a car and not be able to pay for the medicine. It's very sad. But the issue is if that person has a natural Right to that medicine. And for that I must say no. Others may disagree. And I welcome the comments, but I can't see a healthy life as a natural right.
Size of Government
When has there been a time when small government failed?
When has there been a time when big government failed?
When has there been a time when big government failed?
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Nature's Liberty
What do you think are the natural rights of humans? Rights that can never be taken away from each and ever human.
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