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This is what blows my mind. If someone can strip you of a "right", then it's not a right it's a privilege. We have RIGHTS in this country not privileges.
by X86BSD 9y ago
This is what blows my mind. If someone can strip you of a "right", then it's not a right it's a privilege. We have RIGHTS in this country not privileges.
- averagewall 9y agoAre you saying that being allowed to stay alive is a privilege, not a right because the death penalty is used to take that away from people? I can't think of a more fundamental right than life, so it sounds like your statement contradicts itself - you have no rights in your country.
- Powerofmene 9y agoIt seems to me we are confusing words....rights and privileges are being confused with entitlements. The Code of Federal Regulations has very few entitlements, Medicare at the age of 65 and a Free Appropriate Public Education are two entitlements and there are a few select others. All others "rights or privileges" as discussed here require meeting specific criteria.....voting is a privilege afforded to those who register and the federal law allows states to prohibit Convicted felons or the mentally incompetent the right to vote. Most states have placed these restrictions on voting in their state constitution. Life is a privilege that a jury and the courts can remove in many states just as freedom is a privilege not a right. An entitlement cannot be taken from you but suffice it to say entitlements are few in number in the US. As a reformed public servant who spent many many hours in the CFR, I assure you that you can count on one hand those entitlements.