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They don't "come from" anywhere. Society dictates what rights it grants to its citizens. Theoretically this is done by the majority of the people through government, but really doesn't work that way in reality. People within that society's territory have the choice of rebelling against the society's laws, working to change them, or moving to another territory which is more in line with said persons wants and needs.
Be it not for secular government and the secular laws that protect our rights; "witches" could possibly still be burned at the stake, adulterers might still be stoned to death, we would be put to death for working on the Sabbath, etc.. Banned by the Bible
Of course the State goes around and cages/kills people for victimless activities as well as non-consensual edicts they enforce.
It's the basis of its power.
I'm talking about the principles behind rights. The State is the opposite of anything remotely principled.
Im talking about reality, not an unworkable daydream of anarchy or non statism. There are no principles behind the concept of rights. Rights are what the society you live in decides they are. Simple as that.
They don't "come from" anywhere. Society dictates what rights it grants to its citizens. Theoretically this is done by the majority of the people through government, but really doesn't work that way in reality. People within that society's territory have the choice of rebelling against the society's laws, working to change them, or moving to another territory which is more in line with said persons wants and needs.
They don't "come from" anywhere. Society dictates what rights it grants to its citizens. Theoretically this is done by the majority of the people through government, but really doesn't work that way in reality. People within that society's territory have the choice of rebelling against the society's laws, working to change them, or moving to another territory which is more in line with said persons wants and needs.
No government can control what I believe is right.
No government can control what I believe is right.
I don't think that sort of right is what is being discussed. The government can and does control certain rights granted to you. Such as the right to drive, to vote, to marry, how many legal spouses you can have, how much money you will pay the government for the right to live within its borders, and so forth and so on.
You are hung up on rights being "created" . Society grants you certain rights. They don't exist somewhere outside of society waiting to be pulled out and conferred upon people. They are the rules that each society draws up for itself about how life in that particular society will be lived. They vary according to society and the prevailing culture of that society .
I don't think that sort of right is what is being discussed. The government can and does control certain rights granted to you. Such as the right to drive, to vote, to marry, how many legal spouses you can have, how much money you will pay the government for the right to live within its borders, and so forth and so on.
No one is talking morals
They tried to control one's right to marry. Gay couples married long before the government acknowledged them. There are people with more than one spouse. They even have their own television show. (or did)
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