Politesub53 -> RE: Israel says screw you US (6/15/2009 10:34:02 AM)
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ORIGINAL: OrionTheWolf If it is a natural right, then society would not have to afford it to anyone. The right of consequence is about the only natural right I can think of. It required force to create the United States, and sometimes it requires force to enforce the Constitution, or the rule of law. Without force, what is left to compel people to do what the law says? Not everyone has the same principles and morals, so a Social Contract is established. That social contract is an artifice created by society. Without the force of society, whether it is social or physical, that contract is only honored by those who's principles match it. What concept do you say is valid? I agree force is needed when others dont hold to the same principals as mainstream society. I just dont think that because someone acts outside of the law, that rights dont exist. One right you have from birth, is the right of due process under the law. There are many similar rights, such as the one about cruel and unusual punishments, that apply from birth. The Declaration of Independence states all men are equal ect ect. This is recognised as a natural right, as was the right to have a revolution, as I recall. My question to you is how many years does society have to believe in natural rights, until they become so. It seems to me many nations have rights going back hundreds of years, and in some cases over a thousand years. Surely after such a time span, these rights have become natural, regardless that they sometimes need defending ?
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