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"We need negative rights, not positive ones." That is already the case, however certain players that have an incentive, have actively undermined not just negat
by frankfrankfrank 5y ago
"We need negative rights, not positive ones."
That is already the case, however certain players that have an incentive, have actively undermined not just negative rights in general, but they have also been undermining people's ability to understand the topic, let alone support it.
Most people don't really understand, especially today, is that the bill of rights does not establish rights at all, it is really a bill of laws that prohibit the government and all subordinate jurisdictions from impeding on right in the enumerated manner.
The reason the founders quickly realized they needed the Bill of Rights is because humans are scoundrels and if you don't set hard boundaries, especially the attorneys will start convoluting everything into knots; hence why they felt strong enough to put the scoundrels on a leash regarding certain rights, e.g., free speech, right to keep and bear arms, etc. As it turns out, even those laws making it illegal, prohibiting government from infringing on those specific things, was not enough to keep the scoundrels at bay. They have still twisted us up in knots to the point where people are and do gaslight others by saying things like that basic things like suppressing free speech only applies to the government. Don't worry folks, slavery is only prohibited when the government does it … you are free to enslave.