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Do you believe that we have a right to a public education? Because i think that internet access plugs into that pretty well. Many of the people who seem to be
by knowtheory 16y ago
Do you believe that we have a right to a public education?
Because i think that internet access plugs into that pretty well.
Many of the people who seem to be down on positive rights don't really discuss the fact that positive and negative rights are matters of degree and flow into each other pretty fluidly.
Okay, so right to a fair trial is a negative right... but right to council is a positive right? How are you going to get a fair trial w/o competent representation?
- kiba 16y agoDo you believe that we have a right to a public education? No. Okay, so right to a fair trial is a negative right... but right to council is a positive right? How are you going to get a fair trial w/o competent representation? I'll concede that point.
- dantheman 16y agoI'm going to contest the 2nd point. The government is trying to take your freedom, hence it provides certain protections. Just as you are guaranteed food while in jail, council must be provided. They are not positive rights, in fact they a stipulations required to enable the negative right. If they cannot be met, then you are free to go. In short, you have no claim on anyone else; however, if others want to imprison you then they must act in a certain way - providing council, etc.