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January 5, 2015, 11:13 AM | #126 |
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I would disagree with using the word "grant" re: govt and our rights. The whole concept of natural or unalienable rights is that the rights exist independent of government (or anyone else's) permission or authority.
It is a fine distinction, but these discussions are places where fine distinctions should be made, because they do matter. Government can neither take away, or give you natural rights. Government can suppress, deny, restrict or empower us exercising a right, so it appears that govt grants the right, but they don't. Of course, governments don't mind us thinking they grant us our right. They don't mind that one bit. A couple hundred years ago, what many thought was in the best interests of the publick good was the greatest freedom for the individual. Particularly when it came to arms. Today, many people apparently think differently.
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January 5, 2015, 12:04 PM | #127 | |
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In order to get enough name recognition to win a major political campaign when media exposure is crucial and political contributions are becoming increasingly unregulated, a person generally needs at least one of three things:
Keep in mind that I-594 in WA was BOUGHT AND PAID FOR by the wealthy. This factor is becoming increasingly relevant in ALL SORTS of elections.
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January 5, 2015, 12:13 PM | #128 | |
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My point is, regardless of the semantics you want to use, folks that live under any form of government, have their rights regulated......period. That is never going to change, regardless of how much folks preach otherwise on internet forums. We see that in the 2nd Amendment already. The amount and type of regulation comes from those in power. We as citizens of the U.S. control those in power for the most part by voting for those that represent our concerns. We are fortunate as this is not how it works in many other societies. One needs to be realistic......Regardless of who you think has granted us those rights, our government will always control those rights. The day they don't, we will have no government. The day we have no government, odds are, gun control will be the least of our worries. |
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