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Before government codified rights and laws, "rights" were

Posted on: May 10, 2022 at 09:30:54 CT

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granted by and given to the rich or the powerful.

A nobleman could take you wife, kill your kids and burn your house. And nothing would happen to him if he was powerful enough.

It's like all the rich people were al sharpton.

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yes or no: does the right to travel throughout the U.S. - gmmm98 MU

- 5/10 08:47:11

Article IV, Section 2, Clause 1 of the Constitution - Spanky KU - 5/10 12:13:21

Wouldn't freedom of assembly require this?(nm) - o'lineydisciple MU - 5/10 09:42:18

Why did you only say us citizens - meatiger MU - 5/10 09:21:15

No - gmmm98 MU

- 5/10 09:42:15

Just curious, what is your point with this question? (nm) - ummmm MU - 5/10 09:07:23

i was curious - gmmm98 MU

- 5/10 09:17:43

I said that act protects the right for citizens to freely - tcat KC - 5/10 09:25:24

...a congressional power(nm) - gmmm98 MU

- 5/10 09:29:56

More like a clarification - tcat KC - 5/10 09:35:34

I'm not saying they are nazis - gmmm98 MU

- 5/10 09:50:29

Please tell how I am wrong? What magical document - tcat KC - 5/10 10:00:19

there is no god - gmmm98 MU

- 5/10 10:20:13

Yes, - tcat KC - 5/10 08:55:14

do you mean it is protected from govt by the constitution? - SwampTiger MU - 5/10 08:53:41

of course - gmmm98 MU

- 5/10 09:05:17

Yes. - ummmm MU - 5/10 08:51:14

Is there an agreed-upon list of natural rights? And who - hokie VT - 5/10 08:54:38

Our rights come from government - meatiger MU - 5/10 09:16:35

You sure make a strong argument with that post. nm - hokie VT - 5/10 09:20:32

It just shows your ignorance - meatiger MU - 5/10 09:22:45

Before government codified rights and laws, "rights" were - hokie VT - 5/10 09:30:54

Government - meatiger MU - 5/10 09:34:00

It's not "agreed upon" but there is a definitive list - ummmm MU - 5/10 08:55:53

So if they're not agreed upon, who has decided that they are - hokie VT - 5/10 09:12:59

No one has "decided" that they are rights. They are - ummmm MU - 5/10 09:27:50

This has been explained to you before: - ummmm MU - 5/10 09:29:37

A perfect hokie post. - kmawv8 MU - 5/10 09:14:50

Care to debate my post or just bjtch about it? Proclaim my - hokie VT - 5/10 09:18:14

I didn't b*tch about anything. - kmawv8 MU - 5/10 09:22:46

No, you commented ABOUT my post. You didn't have the - hokie VT - 5/10 09:27:12

Just for fun: - kmawv8 MU - 5/10 10:01:04

You asked a bunch of questions that have been - kmawv8 MU - 5/10 09:32:13

The concepts are just a tad too abstract for him. - ummmm MU - 5/10 09:38:51

Sure, but that little bit of entertainment goes away - kmawv8 MU - 5/10 09:47:06

How Lockean of you. Jefferson replaced "estate" with - SparkyStalcup MU - 5/10 09:08:42

They're the same thing. (nm) - ummmm MU - 5/10 09:18:14

I believe things not expressly prohibited, are allowed. Nm - hokie VT - 5/10 08:50:38

Someone has read the 9th amendment. Good. nm - SparkyStalcup MU - 5/10 08:54:29

That's not what the 9th Amendment says. (nm) - ummmm MU - 5/10 08:54:59

True that. I was making an inference that hokie might - SparkyStalcup MU - 5/10 08:58:52