Rights, privileges, and powers


Don't confuse the three
Pity, I was interested in some of the things Herman Cain was saying. But he crossed the line.

Communities don't have rights. Never did, never will.

Individuals have rights. You can't claim a right without recognizing that right in others.

When some can do things that others are legally barred from doing, that's a privilege.

Governments do not have rights. Governments have powers.

The only reason a just government has powers is to protect rights.

Don't confuse the three.

The only reason a just government exists is to protect individual rights.

That's where my handy-dandy parity test comes from, it's only a right if everyone has it. Claim a right while denying it to others and you are really demanding privilege.

Privilege backed by government force means that someone is afraid that people will make the wrong choice. That means they don't have enough faith that their ideas can withstand testing.

Just something to think about.

— NeoWayland

Posted: Tue - July 19, 2011 at 07:36 AM  Tag


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