tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post250338828376887064..comments2024-03-17T10:13:20.234-04:00Comments on Common Denominator: Rights aren't inalienableKen Schenckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745548537303356655noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-91452452614167585272012-07-28T00:09:52.318-04:002012-07-28T00:09:52.318-04:00If it weren't for "libertarians", li...If it weren't for "libertarians", liberty would be a lost art!!!Angie Van De Merwehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12617299120618867829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-54477488755893999002012-07-27T23:27:29.959-04:002012-07-27T23:27:29.959-04:00We need some rational gun control(e.g. forbid maga...We need some rational gun control(e.g. forbid magazines with 100 rounds used at Aurora). Additionally, we need to stop the concealed carry phenomena. Absolute considerations about gun rights seem to be rooted in a libertarian rights view which is not rooted in the common good of society.John C. Gardnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-21821813745224960082012-07-27T21:19:38.626-04:002012-07-27T21:19:38.626-04:00Some of my on-line friends (well, a lot of them) s...Some of my on-line friends (well, a lot of them) seem to believe that the right to bear arms is an absolute right. Sigh.Martin LaBarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629053725732957599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-6028223615143674052012-07-26T13:03:01.998-04:002012-07-26T13:03:01.998-04:00The Constitution should be followed both procedura...The Constitution should be followed both procedurally and for its content(e.g. freedom of religion). We need to declare war when we go into ventures such as fighting as a nation in Afghanistan. Furthermore, one of my professors said that there is a difference between speech and practice. I can protest outside an armory but the moment I lead a mob into the armory to sieze weapons it is no longer protected. We need to use the amendment process to change the constitution rather than seeking court decisions like Roe vs. Wade to change laws. I am a constitutional conservatice on most issues except race where the Supreme Court was right to act(i.e. in Brown certainly not Plessy vs. Ferguson)John C. Gardnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-73596414457804866802012-07-26T12:05:39.609-04:002012-07-26T12:05:39.609-04:00Regardless, not irregardless :-)!Regardless, not irregardless :-)!Angie Van De Merwehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12617299120618867829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-64705073323754835612012-07-26T11:21:26.746-04:002012-07-26T11:21:26.746-04:00True, Ken.
But, how one understands regulation and...True, Ken.<br />But, how one understands regulation and liberty is how one dices up making laws.<br /><br />People find ways around the laws in the black market. And we see regularly politicians getting around the law or investors taking their money elsewhere. This has happened over and over again in different periods of history.<br /><br />That is not to say there is no value in laws. Otherwise as you say, we live in a jungle where the one with the connections has the power to do whatever they want. Constitutional boundaries around power and fiscal responsibility are important to maintain because we survive as a nation, or not (irregardless of what the humanitarians suggest about the global).Angie Van De Merwehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12617299120618867829noreply@blogger.com