Where do our rights come from? (generation, extremist, voted, permit)

[Dane_in_LA]

Originally Posted by Tyster

Not at all. You would still have innate, natural rights. The existence of God isn't an a priori condition of our rights.

But it's your choice if you don't value your liberty. Just stay away from mine.

An interesting position for someone busily defending McCarthy in another thread.

[dv1033]

Originally Posted by Loveshiscountry

So falsely testifying!

It's not amazing to hear the racist filth out of the loony left. They don't focus on the actions of the individual, instead they make things up and falsely group individuals.

...Come on bruh. It's pretty transparent at this point when Trump is the nominee. Kinda part of the culture war going on...

[Dane_in_LA]

Originally Posted by freemkt

One that is not corrupt?

I admire your courage in taking such an extremely controversial stance, but I can't help feel you didn't really line up an alternative.

[Tyster]

Originally Posted by Dane_in_LA

An interesting position for someone busily defending McCarthy in another thread.

McCarthy didn't violate anyone's rights. And you apparently know little about McCarthy.

[Tyster]

Originally Posted by Old Gringo

So, like I thought. You've got nothin'.

It's your choice to refuse to learn anything. I can't help you with that.

Buh Bye...

[phetaroi]

Originally Posted by Tyster

Are you going to apply a modern purity test to a vastly different social model that existed 250 years ago? Why Yes, you are.

If you can't see that they acted on principle and in good faith then you're too short sighted to understand anything they did for you. Being ungrateful makes you blind. Or were you blind from the beginning?

Those of you who blindly worship the Founding Fathers as if you were in a cult are constantly talking about their exceptionalism. And you refuse to see their expediency. It has nothing to do with being in a different era. It has to do with their flowery prose versus their earthy reality.

Thomas Jefferson is one of my heroes. I've been to Monticello numerous times, read much about him, respect him above all the other Founding Fathers. But he was an imperfect man who impregnated at least one slave, nearly went bankrupt and pretty much went insolvent before his death, and did not live up the words he was responsible for.

[wildflower82]

Originally Posted by zortation

Do we actually have any rights? Who or what decides what rights we are entitled to?

Are you asking people in Canada or America about rights?


America does have the Bill of Rights........this is given to all citizens.

[phetaroi]

Originally Posted by FatBob96

And vice versa.

However, insulting someone's political beliefs because you believe the opposite (especially on a political forum) is quite a different thing than insulting someone's religious beliefs because you believe in nothing.

You assume I'm not religious. You couldn't be more wrong. I'm just not your style of religious.

[phetaroi]

Originally Posted by FatBob96

Someone blocking your exit at the border are they?

I'm sorry my comment hit home.

[phetaroi]

Originally Posted by Loveshiscountry

Property rights have nothing to do with God.

Rights have nothing to do with God.