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That's not a list of what the Government is prohibited from doing. It's a list of personal freedoms and rights. That's an important distinction.
by pathseeker 8y ago
That's not a list of what the Government is prohibited from doing. It's a list of personal freedoms and rights. That's an important distinction.
- tathougies 8y agoI think you need to reread the bill of rights if you think it grants anyone anything.
- pc86 8y agoIf you're going onto someone's personal property, they are free to check your bags without probably cause, they are free to eject you if you say something you do not like, they are free (for the most part) to deny you your right to carry a firearm, to enforce any fine or penalty not otherwise prohibited by law, etc. Government is prohibited from doing a lot of things that WalMart is free to do all day long, and not just because WalMart has good lobbyists (though that certainly helps).
- BugsJustFindMe 8y agoI don't like doing this, but, you're wrong. The US "Bill of Rights" is most definitely a list of what the government is prohibited from doing. That's why every entry on it says things in the negative, like "shall make no law" and "shall not be", and why entries have specific context clarifications like "Congress" and "In all criminal prosecutions" and so on. No part of the US Constitution outlines individual rights or freedoms. It outlines powers of the states, powers of the federation, and limitations on those powers. Sometimes certain "unalienable rights" are referenced, but there is no list of rights in the Bill of Rights. It's also not an "important distinction" here.
- pc86 8y agoPlease don't shy away from doing it. There are usually several objectively wrong comments in every popular thread, sometimes approaching a double digit percentage when discussing anything remotely political (even apolitical governmental things like what the Bill of Rights is). I wish more HN commenters would just come out and say "No, this is wrong and here's why."