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Gathering is a basic human right: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridgi
by djsumdog 6y ago
Gathering is a basic human right:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
There is no reason stated. There is no exception for "virus." Human rights laws were not written for fair weather. They were written for crisis and disaster.
- 0xffff2 6y agoQuoting the US constitution in a thread about the UK doesn't make much sense. Is there a similar legal doctrine in the UK?
- jeofken 6y agoOur natural rights are God-given and true since all men are equal children of creation, and thus no man has the right to stand above any other and deny them their right to speech or to gather. I am the property of myself and have the sole right of ownership - not anyone employed by the state. This was worded well by the writers of the American constitution, but the idea is as old as time - it’s the idea of universalist ethics.