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Jan 16, 2020 07:48:52   #
padremike Loc: Phenix City, Al
 
Just what is a 'Right,' anyway? Here's the 5-word test
Patrice Lewis educates public-schooled Americans on Constitution

By Patrice Lewis
Published January 10, 2020 at 7:22pm

Many people believe the Founding Fathers left many "rights" out of the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Stuff like the right to food. The right to housing. The right to a college education. The right to health care (particularly for i*****l a***ns). Heck, even the right to a******ns, the right to be called by a preferred pronoun and the right to free feminine hygiene products, even in men's restrooms. If these dead white men were so brilliant, why didn't they include these "rights" when they wrote those documents?

Because public education is currently in the hands of progressives who are briskly producing generations of illiterates, I thought this might be a suitable time for a brief primer on what a "Right" (with a capital "R") really is. In fact, five words will determine whether or not something is a true "Right."

As everyone (who wasn't educated in the current public school system) knows, the Constitution outlines what the government CAN do, and the Bill of Rights reinforces what the government CAN'T do. The Constitution is a blueprint that delineates what powers the government has, what its duties are and critical infrastructure details. The Bill of Rights lists negative restrictions, setting out a variety of things the federal government may not do. (Bear in mind the Bill of Rights originally was thought by many of the founders to be unnecessary, because the Constitution already listed only those things the federal government could do.)

In a nutshell, the Bill of Rights guarantees Americans the Rights of free speech, free (peaceable) assembly, freedom of religion, freedom of press, freedom to bear arms, freedom against unreasonable searches and seizures, freedom from being deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, a right to trial, freedom from cruel or unusual punishment and many other such critical items.

But you'll notice one common theme among every Right listed in the Bill of Rights: They don't cost anything. This is the litmus test whenever anyone claims they have a new and creative "right." If it costs someone something such as time, money or labor, it's not a Right.

Those five words – "if it costs someone something" – distinguishes true Rights from false ones.

You don't have a right to an education. You don't have a right to an a******n. You don't have a right to free food, housing, t***sportation, or health care. You don't even have a right to have jellybeans for dessert. No really, you don't.

Why? Because all these so-called "rights" force someone else to provide those things to you, often at the point of a gun.

"Free" health care means doctors and hospitals must provide you with medical attention. Who pays the doctors? Are they forced to work for nothing, or are other people forced to pay their salaries through their taxes?

"Free" education means instructors must teach you. Who pays these instructors? Are they forced to work for nothing, or are other people forced to pay their salaries through their taxes?

And on and on it goes. Even that most elemental necessity of existence, food, is not a "right" because providing it to you means it costs someone else money, time and labor to provide.

"[I]f one person's right entitles them to another person's labor, the forceful imposition of s***ery must be counted among the just powers of government," notes Alan Keyes. "S***ery, however, involves the extinction of liberty."

In other words, if you have the "right" to (pick one) food / shelter / medical care / college / t***sportation / a******ns / feminine hygiene / jellybeans – and if you want the government to force people to provide those things to you – then you are enslaving a portion of the population who are force to provide their time/labor/money against their will.

The Founding Fathers did not pen the Bill of Wants. They penned the Bill of Rights. You may want a college education, but it's not a right. You may want health care, but it's not a right. You may want jellybeans for dessert, but it's not a right.

This is the beauty of the American system: With our true Rights protected by the government, we're free to strive for our Wants. This freedom to obtain our Wants has resulted in the highest standard of living – even for poor people – the planet has ever seen. "Despite the many complaints about 'increasing wealth ine******y,' even left-wing Think Progress acknowledged in 2013 that the world's overall standard of living is the highest ever in man's history," observes Selwyn Duke in the American Thinker. "The reason? The spread of healthy, meritocratic market systems – of economic freedom."

If you take away our true Rights and substitute wh**ever trendy manufactured "rights" anyone can think up, you might as well dismantle America (which – what a coincidence – the progressives want more than anything else). Take away the freedom to strive for our Wants in the name of "fairness" and "e******y," and everyone suffers.

We have the Right to life, liberty and the pursuit (not the guarantee) of happiness. The reason those things are Rights is because 1) they're derived from our Creator, not the government; and 2) they don't forcibly take resources (time, labor, or money) from anyone else to provide. There is no finer incentive to succeed than the need to provide the basic necessities of life without government assistance.

Providing all the needs and wants in life is up to you – as long as the government stays out of it. And therein lies the problem. Most people – especially but not exclusively the left – wants government to "fix" what are perceived to be imbalances in the system, without understanding many of those imbalances spring from government interference in the free market in the name of "fairness."

A few quotes are worth mentioning from some notable intellectual giants:

"You need to v**e for the Democrats, otherwise the i*****l a***ns will lose their rights." – Nancy Pelosi (2019)"No ordinary American cares about Constitutional rights." – Joe Biden

And my personal favorite:

"Owning guns is not a right. If it were a right, it would be in the Constitution." – Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (2018)

Remember, if something costs taxpayers money or requires someone to provide a good or service against their consent, IT IS NOT A RIGHT. It is an unconstitutional entitlement.

Patrice Lewis is a freelance writer whose latest book is "The Simplicity Primer: 365 Ideas for Making Life more Livable." She is co-founder (with her husband) of a home woodcraft business. The Lewises live on 20 acres in north Idaho with their two homeschooled children, assorted livestock, and a shop that overflows into the house with depressing regularity. Visit her blog at www.rural-revolution.com.

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Jan 16, 2020 08:09:13   #
TommyRadd Loc: Midwest USA
 
[quote=padremike]Just what is a 'Right,' anyway? Here's the 5-word test
Patrice Lewis educates public-schooled Americans on Constitution

By Patrice Lewis
Published January 10, 2020 at 7:22pm

Many people believe the Founding Fathers left many "rights" out of the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Stuff like the right to food. The right to housing. The right to a college education. The right to health care (particularly for i*****l a***ns). Heck, even the right to a******ns, the right to be called by a preferred pronoun and the right to free feminine hygiene products, even in men's restrooms. If these dead white men were so brilliant, why didn't they include these "rights" when they wrote those documents?

Because public education is currently in the hands of progressives who are briskly producing generations of illiterates, I thought this might be a suitable time for a brief primer on what a "Right" (with a capital "R") really is. In fact, five words will determine whether or not something is a true "Right."

As everyone (who wasn't educated in the current public school system) knows, the Constitution outlines what the government CAN do, and the Bill of Rights reinforces what the government CAN'T do. The Constitution is a blueprint that delineates what powers the government has, what its duties are and critical infrastructure details. The Bill of Rights lists negative restrictions, setting out a variety of things the federal government may not do. (Bear in mind the Bill of Rights originally was thought by many of the founders to be unnecessary, because the Constitution already listed only those things the federal government could do.)

In a nutshell, the Bill of Rights guarantees Americans the Rights of free speech, free (peaceable) assembly, freedom of religion, freedom of press, freedom to bear arms, freedom against unreasonable searches and seizures, freedom from being deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, a right to trial, freedom from cruel or unusual punishment and many other such critical items.

But you'll notice one common theme among every Right listed in the Bill of Rights: They don't cost anything. This is the litmus test whenever anyone claims they have a new and creative "right." If it costs someone something such as time, money or labor, it's not a Right.

Those five words – "if it costs someone something" – distinguishes true Rights from false ones.

You don't have a right to an education. You don't have a right to an a******n. You don't have a right to free food, housing, t***sportation, or health care. You don't even have a right to have jellybeans for dessert. No really, you don't.

Why? Because all these so-called "rights" force someone else to provide those things to you, often at the point of a gun.

"Free" health care means doctors and hospitals must provide you with medical attention. Who pays the doctors? Are they forced to work for nothing, or are other people forced to pay their salaries through their taxes?

"Free" education means instructors must teach you. Who pays these instructors? Are they forced to work for nothing, or are other people forced to pay their salaries through their taxes?

And on and on it goes. Even that most elemental necessity of existence, food, is not a "right" because providing it to you means it costs someone else money, time and labor to provide.

"[I]f one person's right entitles them to another person's labor, the forceful imposition of s***ery must be counted among the just powers of government," notes Alan Keyes. "S***ery, however, involves the extinction of liberty."

In other words, if you have the "right" to (pick one) food / shelter / medical care / college / t***sportation / a******ns / feminine hygiene / jellybeans – and if you want the government to force people to provide those things to you – then you are enslaving a portion of the population who are force to provide their time/labor/money against their will.

The Founding Fathers did not pen the Bill of Wants. They penned the Bill of Rights. You may want a college education, but it's not a right. You may want health care, but it's not a right. You may want jellybeans for dessert, but it's not a right.

This is the beauty of the American system: With our true Rights protected by the government, we're free to strive for our Wants. This freedom to obtain our Wants has resulted in the highest standard of living – even for poor people – the planet has ever seen. "Despite the many complaints about 'increasing wealth ine******y,' even left-wing Think Progress acknowledged in 2013 that the world's overall standard of living is the highest ever in man's history," observes Selwyn Duke in the American Thinker. "The reason? The spread of healthy, meritocratic market systems – of economic freedom."

If you take away our true Rights and substitute wh**ever trendy manufactured "rights" anyone can think up, you might as well dismantle America (which – what a coincidence – the progressives want more than anything else). Take away the freedom to strive for our Wants in the name of "fairness" and "e******y," and everyone suffers.

We have the Right to life, liberty and the pursuit (not the guarantee) of happiness. The reason those things are Rights is because 1) they're derived from our Creator, not the government; and 2) they don't forcibly take resources (time, labor, or money) from anyone else to provide. There is no finer incentive to succeed than the need to provide the basic necessities of life without government assistance.

Providing all the needs and wants in life is up to you – as long as the government stays out of it. And therein lies the problem. Most people – especially but not exclusively the left – wants government to "fix" what are perceived to be imbalances in the system, without understanding many of those imbalances spring from government interference in the free market in the name of "fairness."

A few quotes are worth mentioning from some notable intellectual giants:

"You need to v**e for the Democrats, otherwise the i*****l a***ns will lose their rights." – Nancy Pelosi (2019)"No ordinary American cares about Constitutional rights." – Joe Biden

And my personal favorite:

"Owning guns is not a right. If it were a right, it would be in the Constitution." – Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (2018)

Remember, if something costs taxpayers money or requires someone to provide a good or service against their consent, IT IS NOT A RIGHT. It is an unconstitutional entitlement.

Patrice Lewis is a freelance writer whose latest book is "The Simplicity Primer: 365 Ideas for Making Life more Livable." She is co-founder (with her husband) of a home woodcraft business. The Lewises live on 20 acres in north Idaho with their two homeschooled children, assorted livestock, and a shop that overflows into the house with depressing regularity. Visit her blog at www.rural-revolution.com.[/quote]

Democrats: the Party of ens***ement... one way or another!

Good article!

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Jan 16, 2020 08:50:59   #
debeda
 
[quote=padremike]Just what is a 'Right,' anyway? Here's the 5-word test
Patrice Lewis educates public-schooled Americans on Constitution

By Patrice Lewis
Published January 10, 2020 at 7:22pm

Many people believe the Founding Fathers left many "rights" out of the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Stuff like the right to food. The right to housing. The right to a college education. The right to health care (particularly for i*****l a***ns). Heck, even the right to a******ns, the right to be called by a preferred pronoun and the right to free feminine hygiene products, even in men's restrooms. If these dead white men were so brilliant, why didn't they include these "rights" when they wrote those documents?

Because public education is currently in the hands of progressives who are briskly producing generations of illiterates, I thought this might be a suitable time for a brief primer on what a "Right" (with a capital "R") really is. In fact, five words will determine whether or not something is a true "Right."

As everyone (who wasn't educated in the current public school system) knows, the Constitution outlines what the government CAN do, and the Bill of Rights reinforces what the government CAN'T do. The Constitution is a blueprint that delineates what powers the government has, what its duties are and critical infrastructure details. The Bill of Rights lists negative restrictions, setting out a variety of things the federal government may not do. (Bear in mind the Bill of Rights originally was thought by many of the founders to be unnecessary, because the Constitution already listed only those things the federal government could do.)

In a nutshell, the Bill of Rights guarantees Americans the Rights of free speech, free (peaceable) assembly, freedom of religion, freedom of press, freedom to bear arms, freedom against unreasonable searches and seizures, freedom from being deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, a right to trial, freedom from cruel or unusual punishment and many other such critical items.

But you'll notice one common theme among every Right listed in the Bill of Rights: They don't cost anything. This is the litmus test whenever anyone claims they have a new and creative "right." If it costs someone something such as time, money or labor, it's not a Right.

Those five words – "if it costs someone something" – distinguishes true Rights from false ones.

You don't have a right to an education. You don't have a right to an a******n. You don't have a right to free food, housing, t***sportation, or health care. You don't even have a right to have jellybeans for dessert. No really, you don't.

Why? Because all these so-called "rights" force someone else to provide those things to you, often at the point of a gun.

"Free" health care means doctors and hospitals must provide you with medical attention. Who pays the doctors? Are they forced to work for nothing, or are other people forced to pay their salaries through their taxes?

"Free" education means instructors must teach you. Who pays these instructors? Are they forced to work for nothing, or are other people forced to pay their salaries through their taxes?

And on and on it goes. Even that most elemental necessity of existence, food, is not a "right" because providing it to you means it costs someone else money, time and labor to provide.

"[I]f one person's right entitles them to another person's labor, the forceful imposition of s***ery must be counted among the just powers of government," notes Alan Keyes. "S***ery, however, involves the extinction of liberty."

In other words, if you have the "right" to (pick one) food / shelter / medical care / college / t***sportation / a******ns / feminine hygiene / jellybeans – and if you want the government to force people to provide those things to you – then you are enslaving a portion of the population who are force to provide their time/labor/money against their will.

The Founding Fathers did not pen the Bill of Wants. They penned the Bill of Rights. You may want a college education, but it's not a right. You may want health care, but it's not a right. You may want jellybeans for dessert, but it's not a right.

This is the beauty of the American system: With our true Rights protected by the government, we're free to strive for our Wants. This freedom to obtain our Wants has resulted in the highest standard of living – even for poor people – the planet has ever seen. "Despite the many complaints about 'increasing wealth ine******y,' even left-wing Think Progress acknowledged in 2013 that the world's overall standard of living is the highest ever in man's history," observes Selwyn Duke in the American Thinker. "The reason? The spread of healthy, meritocratic market systems – of economic freedom."

If you take away our true Rights and substitute wh**ever trendy manufactured "rights" anyone can think up, you might as well dismantle America (which – what a coincidence – the progressives want more than anything else). Take away the freedom to strive for our Wants in the name of "fairness" and "e******y," and everyone suffers.

We have the Right to life, liberty and the pursuit (not the guarantee) of happiness. The reason those things are Rights is because 1) they're derived from our Creator, not the government; and 2) they don't forcibly take resources (time, labor, or money) from anyone else to provide. There is no finer incentive to succeed than the need to provide the basic necessities of life without government assistance.

Providing all the needs and wants in life is up to you – as long as the government stays out of it. And therein lies the problem. Most people – especially but not exclusively the left – wants government to "fix" what are perceived to be imbalances in the system, without understanding many of those imbalances spring from government interference in the free market in the name of "fairness."

A few quotes are worth mentioning from some notable intellectual giants:

"You need to v**e for the Democrats, otherwise the i*****l a***ns will lose their rights." – Nancy Pelosi (2019)"No ordinary American cares about Constitutional rights." – Joe Biden

And my personal favorite:

"Owning guns is not a right. If it were a right, it would be in the Constitution." – Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (2018)

Remember, if something costs taxpayers money or requires someone to provide a good or service against their consent, IT IS NOT A RIGHT. It is an unconstitutional entitlement.

Patrice Lewis is a freelance writer whose latest book is "The Simplicity Primer: 365 Ideas for Making Life more Livable." She is co-founder (with her husband) of a home woodcraft business. The Lewises live on 20 acres in north Idaho with their two homeschooled children, assorted livestock, and a shop that overflows into the house with depressing regularity. Visit her blog at www.rural-revolution.com.[/quote]

That is EXCELLENT

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Jan 16, 2020 09:24:31   #
JFlorio Loc: Seminole Florida
 
Nice. Makes it very easy to win that argument.



. [quote=padremike]Just what is a 'Right,' anyway? Here's the 5-word test
Patrice Lewis educates public-schooled Americans on Constitution

By Patrice Lewis
Published January 10, 2020 at 7:22pm

Many people believe the Founding Fathers left many "rights" out of the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Stuff like the right to food. The right to housing. The right to a college education. The right to health care (particularly for i*****l a***ns). Heck, even the right to a******ns, the right to be called by a preferred pronoun and the right to free feminine hygiene products, even in men's restrooms. If these dead white men were so brilliant, why didn't they include these "rights" when they wrote those documents?

Because public education is currently in the hands of progressives who are briskly producing generations of illiterates, I thought this might be a suitable time for a brief primer on what a "Right" (with a capital "R") really is. In fact, five words will determine whether or not something is a true "Right."

As everyone (who wasn't educated in the current public school system) knows, the Constitution outlines what the government CAN do, and the Bill of Rights reinforces what the government CAN'T do. The Constitution is a blueprint that delineates what powers the government has, what its duties are and critical infrastructure details. The Bill of Rights lists negative restrictions, setting out a variety of things the federal government may not do. (Bear in mind the Bill of Rights originally was thought by many of the founders to be unnecessary, because the Constitution already listed only those things the federal government could do.)

In a nutshell, the Bill of Rights guarantees Americans the Rights of free speech, free (peaceable) assembly, freedom of religion, freedom of press, freedom to bear arms, freedom against unreasonable searches and seizures, freedom from being deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, a right to trial, freedom from cruel or unusual punishment and many other such critical items.

But you'll notice one common theme among every Right listed in the Bill of Rights: They don't cost anything. This is the litmus test whenever anyone claims they have a new and creative "right." If it costs someone something such as time, money or labor, it's not a Right.

Those five words – "if it costs someone something" – distinguishes true Rights from false ones.

You don't have a right to an education. You don't have a right to an a******n. You don't have a right to free food, housing, t***sportation, or health care. You don't even have a right to have jellybeans for dessert. No really, you don't.

Why? Because all these so-called "rights" force someone else to provide those things to you, often at the point of a gun.

"Free" health care means doctors and hospitals must provide you with medical attention. Who pays the doctors? Are they forced to work for nothing, or are other people forced to pay their salaries through their taxes?

"Free" education means instructors must teach you. Who pays these instructors? Are they forced to work for nothing, or are other people forced to pay their salaries through their taxes?

And on and on it goes. Even that most elemental necessity of existence, food, is not a "right" because providing it to you means it costs someone else money, time and labor to provide.

"[I]f one person's right entitles them to another person's labor, the forceful imposition of s***ery must be counted among the just powers of government," notes Alan Keyes. "S***ery, however, involves the extinction of liberty."

In other words, if you have the "right" to (pick one) food / shelter / medical care / college / t***sportation / a******ns / feminine hygiene / jellybeans – and if you want the government to force people to provide those things to you – then you are enslaving a portion of the population who are force to provide their time/labor/money against their will.

The Founding Fathers did not pen the Bill of Wants. They penned the Bill of Rights. You may want a college education, but it's not a right. You may want health care, but it's not a right. You may want jellybeans for dessert, but it's not a right.

This is the beauty of the American system: With our true Rights protected by the government, we're free to strive for our Wants. This freedom to obtain our Wants has resulted in the highest standard of living – even for poor people – the planet has ever seen. "Despite the many complaints about 'increasing wealth ine******y,' even left-wing Think Progress acknowledged in 2013 that the world's overall standard of living is the highest ever in man's history," observes Selwyn Duke in the American Thinker. "The reason? The spread of healthy, meritocratic market systems – of economic freedom."

If you take away our true Rights and substitute wh**ever trendy manufactured "rights" anyone can think up, you might as well dismantle America (which – what a coincidence – the progressives want more than anything else). Take away the freedom to strive for our Wants in the name of "fairness" and "e******y," and everyone suffers.

We have the Right to life, liberty and the pursuit (not the guarantee) of happiness. The reason those things are Rights is because 1) they're derived from our Creator, not the government; and 2) they don't forcibly take resources (time, labor, or money) from anyone else to provide. There is no finer incentive to succeed than the need to provide the basic necessities of life without government assistance.

Providing all the needs and wants in life is up to you – as long as the government stays out of it. And therein lies the problem. Most people – especially but not exclusively the left – wants government to "fix" what are perceived to be imbalances in the system, without understanding many of those imbalances spring from government interference in the free market in the name of "fairness."

A few quotes are worth mentioning from some notable intellectual giants:

"You need to v**e for the Democrats, otherwise the i*****l a***ns will lose their rights." – Nancy Pelosi (2019)"No ordinary American cares about Constitutional rights." – Joe Biden

And my personal favorite:

"Owning guns is not a right. If it were a right, it would be in the Constitution." – Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (2018)

Remember, if something costs taxpayers money or requires someone to provide a good or service against their consent, IT IS NOT A RIGHT. It is an unconstitutional entitlement.

Patrice Lewis is a freelance writer whose latest book is "The Simplicity Primer: 365 Ideas for Making Life more Livable." She is co-founder (with her husband) of a home woodcraft business. The Lewises live on 20 acres in north Idaho with their two homeschooled children, assorted livestock, and a shop that overflows into the house with depressing regularity. Visit her blog at www.rural-revolution.com.[/quote]

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Jan 16, 2020 09:49:07   #
Carol Kelly
 
JFlorio wrote:
Nice. Makes it very easy to win that argument.



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Great article. No one should be required to work in order that others...legal or illegal ...don’t have a need to work. Our taxes should not be used to force us to pay for a******ns or anything else that we, personally, feel is immoral. Public school should be overseen by honest people not dictated by progressives. We have young people now going into colleges and universities who have been totally educated by Progressives and having reached the age to v**e, what can we expect? The Dems don’t actually require the v**es of i******s and criminals. Our grown up children will keep them in control because of their education (brainwashing) and desire to have everything A GIVEN RIGHT.

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Jan 16, 2020 09:50:19   #
Canuckus Deploracus Loc: North of the wall
 
[quote=padremike]Just what is a 'Right,' anyway? Here's the 5-word test
Patrice Lewis educates public-schooled Americans on Constitution

By Patrice Lewis
Published January 10, 2020 at 7:22pm

Many people believe the Founding Fathers left many "rights" out of the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Stuff like the right to food. The right to housing. The right to a college education. The right to health care (particularly for i*****l a***ns). Heck, even the right to a******ns, the right to be called by a preferred pronoun and the right to free feminine hygiene products, even in men's restrooms. If these dead white men were so brilliant, why didn't they include these "rights" when they wrote those documents?

Because public education is currently in the hands of progressives who are briskly producing generations of illiterates, I thought this might be a suitable time for a brief primer on what a "Right" (with a capital "R") really is. In fact, five words will determine whether or not something is a true "Right."

As everyone (who wasn't educated in the current public school system) knows, the Constitution outlines what the government CAN do, and the Bill of Rights reinforces what the government CAN'T do. The Constitution is a blueprint that delineates what powers the government has, what its duties are and critical infrastructure details. The Bill of Rights lists negative restrictions, setting out a variety of things the federal government may not do. (Bear in mind the Bill of Rights originally was thought by many of the founders to be unnecessary, because the Constitution already listed only those things the federal government could do.)

In a nutshell, the Bill of Rights guarantees Americans the Rights of free speech, free (peaceable) assembly, freedom of religion, freedom of press, freedom to bear arms, freedom against unreasonable searches and seizures, freedom from being deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, a right to trial, freedom from cruel or unusual punishment and many other such critical items.

But you'll notice one common theme among every Right listed in the Bill of Rights: They don't cost anything. This is the litmus test whenever anyone claims they have a new and creative "right." If it costs someone something such as time, money or labor, it's not a Right.

Those five words – "if it costs someone something" – distinguishes true Rights from false ones.

You don't have a right to an education. You don't have a right to an a******n. You don't have a right to free food, housing, t***sportation, or health care. You don't even have a right to have jellybeans for dessert. No really, you don't.

Why? Because all these so-called "rights" force someone else to provide those things to you, often at the point of a gun.

"Free" health care means doctors and hospitals must provide you with medical attention. Who pays the doctors? Are they forced to work for nothing, or are other people forced to pay their salaries through their taxes?

"Free" education means instructors must teach you. Who pays these instructors? Are they forced to work for nothing, or are other people forced to pay their salaries through their taxes?

And on and on it goes. Even that most elemental necessity of existence, food, is not a "right" because providing it to you means it costs someone else money, time and labor to provide.

"[I]f one person's right entitles them to another person's labor, the forceful imposition of s***ery must be counted among the just powers of government," notes Alan Keyes. "S***ery, however, involves the extinction of liberty."

In other words, if you have the "right" to (pick one) food / shelter / medical care / college / t***sportation / a******ns / feminine hygiene / jellybeans – and if you want the government to force people to provide those things to you – then you are enslaving a portion of the population who are force to provide their time/labor/money against their will.

The Founding Fathers did not pen the Bill of Wants. They penned the Bill of Rights. You may want a college education, but it's not a right. You may want health care, but it's not a right. You may want jellybeans for dessert, but it's not a right.

This is the beauty of the American system: With our true Rights protected by the government, we're free to strive for our Wants. This freedom to obtain our Wants has resulted in the highest standard of living – even for poor people – the planet has ever seen. "Despite the many complaints about 'increasing wealth ine******y,' even left-wing Think Progress acknowledged in 2013 that the world's overall standard of living is the highest ever in man's history," observes Selwyn Duke in the American Thinker. "The reason? The spread of healthy, meritocratic market systems – of economic freedom."

If you take away our true Rights and substitute wh**ever trendy manufactured "rights" anyone can think up, you might as well dismantle America (which – what a coincidence – the progressives want more than anything else). Take away the freedom to strive for our Wants in the name of "fairness" and "e******y," and everyone suffers.

We have the Right to life, liberty and the pursuit (not the guarantee) of happiness. The reason those things are Rights is because 1) they're derived from our Creator, not the government; and 2) they don't forcibly take resources (time, labor, or money) from anyone else to provide. There is no finer incentive to succeed than the need to provide the basic necessities of life without government assistance.

Providing all the needs and wants in life is up to you – as long as the government stays out of it. And therein lies the problem. Most people – especially but not exclusively the left – wants government to "fix" what are perceived to be imbalances in the system, without understanding many of those imbalances spring from government interference in the free market in the name of "fairness."

A few quotes are worth mentioning from some notable intellectual giants:

"You need to v**e for the Democrats, otherwise the i*****l a***ns will lose their rights." – Nancy Pelosi (2019)"No ordinary American cares about Constitutional rights." – Joe Biden

And my personal favorite:

"Owning guns is not a right. If it were a right, it would be in the Constitution." – Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (2018)

Remember, if something costs taxpayers money or requires someone to provide a good or service against their consent, IT IS NOT A RIGHT. It is an unconstitutional entitlement.

Patrice Lewis is a freelance writer whose latest book is "The Simplicity Primer: 365 Ideas for Making Life more Livable." She is co-founder (with her husband) of a home woodcraft business. The Lewises live on 20 acres in north Idaho with their two homeschooled children, assorted livestock, and a shop that overflows into the house with depressing regularity. Visit her blog at www.rural-revolution.com.[/quote]

Excellent...

Agree to all points...

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Jan 16, 2020 10:48:22   #
Skiladi
 
Great!

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Jan 17, 2020 06:12:17   #
Tug484
 
[quote=padremike]Just what is a 'Right,' anyway? Here's the 5-word test
Patrice Lewis educates public-schooled Americans on Constitution

By Patrice Lewis
Published January 10, 2020 at 7:22pm

Many people believe the Founding Fathers left many "rights" out of the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Stuff like the right to food. The right to housing. The right to a college education. The right to health care (particularly for i*****l a***ns). Heck, even the right to a******ns, the right to be called by a preferred pronoun and the right to free feminine hygiene products, even in men's restrooms. If these dead white men were so brilliant, why didn't they include these "rights" when they wrote those documents?

Because public education is currently in the hands of progressives who are briskly producing generations of illiterates, I thought this might be a suitable time for a brief primer on what a "Right" (with a capital "R") really is. In fact, five words will determine whether or not something is a true "Right."

As everyone (who wasn't educated in the current public school system) knows, the Constitution outlines what the government CAN do, and the Bill of Rights reinforces what the government CAN'T do. The Constitution is a blueprint that delineates what powers the government has, what its duties are and critical infrastructure details. The Bill of Rights lists negative restrictions, setting out a variety of things the federal government may not do. (Bear in mind the Bill of Rights originally was thought by many of the founders to be unnecessary, because the Constitution already listed only those things the federal government could do.)

In a nutshell, the Bill of Rights guarantees Americans the Rights of free speech, free (peaceable) assembly, freedom of religion, freedom of press, freedom to bear arms, freedom against unreasonable searches and seizures, freedom from being deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, a right to trial, freedom from cruel or unusual punishment and many other such critical items.

But you'll notice one common theme among every Right listed in the Bill of Rights: They don't cost anything. This is the litmus test whenever anyone claims they have a new and creative "right." If it costs someone something such as time, money or labor, it's not a Right.

Those five words – "if it costs someone something" – distinguishes true Rights from false ones.

You don't have a right to an education. You don't have a right to an a******n. You don't have a right to free food, housing, t***sportation, or health care. You don't even have a right to have jellybeans for dessert. No really, you don't.

Why? Because all these so-called "rights" force someone else to provide those things to you, often at the point of a gun.

"Free" health care means doctors and hospitals must provide you with medical attention. Who pays the doctors? Are they forced to work for nothing, or are other people forced to pay their salaries through their taxes?

"Free" education means instructors must teach you. Who pays these instructors? Are they forced to work for nothing, or are other people forced to pay their salaries through their taxes?

And on and on it goes. Even that most elemental necessity of existence, food, is not a "right" because providing it to you means it costs someone else money, time and labor to provide.

"[I]f one person's right entitles them to another person's labor, the forceful imposition of s***ery must be counted among the just powers of government," notes Alan Keyes. "S***ery, however, involves the extinction of liberty."

In other words, if you have the "right" to (pick one) food / shelter / medical care / college / t***sportation / a******ns / feminine hygiene / jellybeans – and if you want the government to force people to provide those things to you – then you are enslaving a portion of the population who are force to provide their time/labor/money against their will.

The Founding Fathers did not pen the Bill of Wants. They penned the Bill of Rights. You may want a college education, but it's not a right. You may want health care, but it's not a right. You may want jellybeans for dessert, but it's not a right.

This is the beauty of the American system: With our true Rights protected by the government, we're free to strive for our Wants. This freedom to obtain our Wants has resulted in the highest standard of living – even for poor people – the planet has ever seen. "Despite the many complaints about 'increasing wealth ine******y,' even left-wing Think Progress acknowledged in 2013 that the world's overall standard of living is the highest ever in man's history," observes Selwyn Duke in the American Thinker. "The reason? The spread of healthy, meritocratic market systems – of economic freedom."

If you take away our true Rights and substitute wh**ever trendy manufactured "rights" anyone can think up, you might as well dismantle America (which – what a coincidence – the progressives want more than anything else). Take away the freedom to strive for our Wants in the name of "fairness" and "e******y," and everyone suffers.

We have the Right to life, liberty and the pursuit (not the guarantee) of happiness. The reason those things are Rights is because 1) they're derived from our Creator, not the government; and 2) they don't forcibly take resources (time, labor, or money) from anyone else to provide. There is no finer incentive to succeed than the need to provide the basic necessities of life without government assistance.

Providing all the needs and wants in life is up to you – as long as the government stays out of it. And therein lies the problem. Most people – especially but not exclusively the left – wants government to "fix" what are perceived to be imbalances in the system, without understanding many of those imbalances spring from government interference in the free market in the name of "fairness."

A few quotes are worth mentioning from some notable intellectual giants:

"You need to v**e for the Democrats, otherwise the i*****l a***ns will lose their rights." – Nancy Pelosi (2019)"No ordinary American cares about Constitutional rights." – Joe Biden

And my personal favorite:

"Owning guns is not a right. If it were a right, it would be in the Constitution." – Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (2018)

Remember, if something costs taxpayers money or requires someone to provide a good or service against their consent, IT IS NOT A RIGHT. It is an unconstitutional entitlement.

Patrice Lewis is a freelance writer whose latest book is "The Simplicity Primer: 365 Ideas for Making Life more Livable." She is co-founder (with her husband) of a home woodcraft business. The Lewises live on 20 acres in north Idaho with their two homeschooled children, assorted livestock, and a shop that overflows into the house with depressing regularity. Visit her blog at www.rural-revolution.com.[/quote]


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Jan 17, 2020 12:50:42   #
bahmer
 
[quote=padremike]Just what is a 'Right,' anyway? Here's the 5-word test
Patrice Lewis educates public-schooled Americans on Constitution

By Patrice Lewis
Published January 10, 2020 at 7:22pm

Many people believe the Founding Fathers left many "rights" out of the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Stuff like the right to food. The right to housing. The right to a college education. The right to health care (particularly for i*****l a***ns). Heck, even the right to a******ns, the right to be called by a preferred pronoun and the right to free feminine hygiene products, even in men's restrooms. If these dead white men were so brilliant, why didn't they include these "rights" when they wrote those documents?

Because public education is currently in the hands of progressives who are briskly producing generations of illiterates, I thought this might be a suitable time for a brief primer on what a "Right" (with a capital "R") really is. In fact, five words will determine whether or not something is a true "Right."

As everyone (who wasn't educated in the current public school system) knows, the Constitution outlines what the government CAN do, and the Bill of Rights reinforces what the government CAN'T do. The Constitution is a blueprint that delineates what powers the government has, what its duties are and critical infrastructure details. The Bill of Rights lists negative restrictions, setting out a variety of things the federal government may not do. (Bear in mind the Bill of Rights originally was thought by many of the founders to be unnecessary, because the Constitution already listed only those things the federal government could do.)

In a nutshell, the Bill of Rights guarantees Americans the Rights of free speech, free (peaceable) assembly, freedom of religion, freedom of press, freedom to bear arms, freedom against unreasonable searches and seizures, freedom from being deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, a right to trial, freedom from cruel or unusual punishment and many other such critical items.

But you'll notice one common theme among every Right listed in the Bill of Rights: They don't cost anything. This is the litmus test whenever anyone claims they have a new and creative "right." If it costs someone something such as time, money or labor, it's not a Right.

Those five words – "if it costs someone something" – distinguishes true Rights from false ones.

You don't have a right to an education. You don't have a right to an a******n. You don't have a right to free food, housing, t***sportation, or health care. You don't even have a right to have jellybeans for dessert. No really, you don't.

Why? Because all these so-called "rights" force someone else to provide those things to you, often at the point of a gun.

"Free" health care means doctors and hospitals must provide you with medical attention. Who pays the doctors? Are they forced to work for nothing, or are other people forced to pay their salaries through their taxes?

"Free" education means instructors must teach you. Who pays these instructors? Are they forced to work for nothing, or are other people forced to pay their salaries through their taxes?

And on and on it goes. Even that most elemental necessity of existence, food, is not a "right" because providing it to you means it costs someone else money, time and labor to provide.

"[I]f one person's right entitles them to another person's labor, the forceful imposition of s***ery must be counted among the just powers of government," notes Alan Keyes. "S***ery, however, involves the extinction of liberty."

In other words, if you have the "right" to (pick one) food / shelter / medical care / college / t***sportation / a******ns / feminine hygiene / jellybeans – and if you want the government to force people to provide those things to you – then you are enslaving a portion of the population who are force to provide their time/labor/money against their will.

The Founding Fathers did not pen the Bill of Wants. They penned the Bill of Rights. You may want a college education, but it's not a right. You may want health care, but it's not a right. You may want jellybeans for dessert, but it's not a right.

This is the beauty of the American system: With our true Rights protected by the government, we're free to strive for our Wants. This freedom to obtain our Wants has resulted in the highest standard of living – even for poor people – the planet has ever seen. "Despite the many complaints about 'increasing wealth ine******y,' even left-wing Think Progress acknowledged in 2013 that the world's overall standard of living is the highest ever in man's history," observes Selwyn Duke in the American Thinker. "The reason? The spread of healthy, meritocratic market systems – of economic freedom."

If you take away our true Rights and substitute wh**ever trendy manufactured "rights" anyone can think up, you might as well dismantle America (which – what a coincidence – the progressives want more than anything else). Take away the freedom to strive for our Wants in the name of "fairness" and "e******y," and everyone suffers.

We have the Right to life, liberty and the pursuit (not the guarantee) of happiness. The reason those things are Rights is because 1) they're derived from our Creator, not the government; and 2) they don't forcibly take resources (time, labor, or money) from anyone else to provide. There is no finer incentive to succeed than the need to provide the basic necessities of life without government assistance.

Providing all the needs and wants in life is up to you – as long as the government stays out of it. And therein lies the problem. Most people – especially but not exclusively the left – wants government to "fix" what are perceived to be imbalances in the system, without understanding many of those imbalances spring from government interference in the free market in the name of "fairness."

A few quotes are worth mentioning from some notable intellectual giants:

"You need to v**e for the Democrats, otherwise the i*****l a***ns will lose their rights." – Nancy Pelosi (2019)"No ordinary American cares about Constitutional rights." – Joe Biden

And my personal favorite:

"Owning guns is not a right. If it were a right, it would be in the Constitution." – Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (2018)

Remember, if something costs taxpayers money or requires someone to provide a good or service against their consent, IT IS NOT A RIGHT. It is an unconstitutional entitlement.

Patrice Lewis is a freelance writer whose latest book is "The Simplicity Primer: 365 Ideas for Making Life more Livable." She is co-founder (with her husband) of a home woodcraft business. The Lewises live on 20 acres in north Idaho with their two homeschooled children, assorted livestock, and a shop that overflows into the house with depressing regularity. Visit her blog at www.rural-revolution.com.[/quote]

Amen and Amen and excellent article there padremike thanks for posting this.

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Jan 17, 2020 17:09:54   #
padremike Loc: Phenix City, Al
 
bahmer wrote:
Amen and Amen and excellent article there padremike thanks for posting this.


Glad you, too, enjoyed it bahmer.

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Jan 17, 2020 22:24:30   #
maryjane
 
TommyRadd wrote:
Democrats: the Party of ens***ement... one way or another!

Good article!


You ask, "Do you know your rights?" Today, most of us are uncertain if we, actual citizens, have any rights left? Freedom of speech and freedom of religion are both being quickly eroded for us. Property rights, equally under the law, etc, are no longer a given for US citizens. Foreign non-citizens are given our rights/benefits/privileges (often much more so than for citizens) once meant ONLY for USA citizens, so how can any of these rights, etc, have much meaning for actual citizens anymore since they are given freely to any and all foreigners who happen to be living in our (sorry, once our country) country at any given time.

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Jan 17, 2020 22:31:30   #
Blade_Runner Loc: DARK SIDE OF THE MOON
 
padremike wrote:
Just what is a 'Right,' anyway? Here's the 5-word test
Patrice Lewis educates public-schooled Americans on Constitution

By Patrice Lewis
Published January 10, 2020 at 7:22pm

Many people believe the Founding Fathers left many "rights" out of the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Stuff like the right to food. The right to housing. The right to a college education. The right to health care (particularly for i*****l a***ns). Heck, even the right to a******ns, the right to be called by a preferred pronoun and the right to free feminine hygiene products, even in men's restrooms. If these dead white men were so brilliant, why didn't they include these "rights" when they wrote those documents?

Because public education is currently in the hands of progressives who are briskly producing generations of illiterates, I thought this might be a suitable time for a brief primer on what a "Right" (with a capital "R") really is. In fact, five words will determine whether or not something is a true "Right."

As everyone (who wasn't educated in the current public school system) knows, the Constitution outlines what the government CAN do, and the Bill of Rights reinforces what the government CAN'T do. The Constitution is a blueprint that delineates what powers the government has, what its duties are and critical infrastructure details. The Bill of Rights lists negative restrictions, setting out a variety of things the federal government may not do. (Bear in mind the Bill of Rights originally was thought by many of the founders to be unnecessary, because the Constitution already listed only those things the federal government could do.)

In a nutshell, the Bill of Rights guarantees Americans the Rights of free speech, free (peaceable) assembly, freedom of religion, freedom of press, freedom to bear arms, freedom against unreasonable searches and seizures, freedom from being deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, a right to trial, freedom from cruel or unusual punishment and many other such critical items.

But you'll notice one common theme among every Right listed in the Bill of Rights: They don't cost anything. This is the litmus test whenever anyone claims they have a new and creative "right." If it costs someone something such as time, money or labor, it's not a Right.

Those five words – "if it costs someone something" – distinguishes true Rights from false ones.

You don't have a right to an education. You don't have a right to an a******n. You don't have a right to free food, housing, t***sportation, or health care. You don't even have a right to have jellybeans for dessert. No really, you don't.

Why? Because all these so-called "rights" force someone else to provide those things to you, often at the point of a gun.

"Free" health care means doctors and hospitals must provide you with medical attention. Who pays the doctors? Are they forced to work for nothing, or are other people forced to pay their salaries through their taxes?

"Free" education means instructors must teach you. Who pays these instructors? Are they forced to work for nothing, or are other people forced to pay their salaries through their taxes?

And on and on it goes. Even that most elemental necessity of existence, food, is not a "right" because providing it to you means it costs someone else money, time and labor to provide.

"If one person's right entitles them to another person's labor, the forceful imposition of s***ery must be counted among the just powers of government," notes Alan Keyes. "S***ery, however, involves the extinction of liberty."

In other words, if you have the "right" to (pick one) food / shelter / medical care / college / t***sportation / a******ns / feminine hygiene / jellybeans – and if you want the government to force people to provide those things to you – then you are enslaving a portion of the population who are force to provide their time/labor/money against their will.

The Founding Fathers did not pen the Bill of Wants. They penned the Bill of Rights. You may want a college education, but it's not a right. You may want health care, but it's not a right. You may want jellybeans for dessert, but it's not a right.

This is the beauty of the American system: With our true Rights protected by the government, we're free to strive for our Wants. This freedom to obtain our Wants has resulted in the highest standard of living – even for poor people – the planet has ever seen. "Despite the many complaints about 'increasing wealth ine******y,' even left-wing Think Progress acknowledged in 2013 that the world's overall standard of living is the highest ever in man's history," observes Selwyn Duke in the American Thinker. "The reason? The spread of healthy, meritocratic market systems – of economic freedom."

If you take away our true Rights and substitute wh**ever trendy manufactured "rights" anyone can think up, you might as well dismantle America (which – what a coincidence – the progressives want more than anything else). Take away the freedom to strive for our Wants in the name of "fairness" and "e******y," and everyone suffers.

We have the Right to life, liberty and the pursuit (not the guarantee) of happiness. The reason those things are Rights is because 1) they're derived from our Creator, not the government; and 2) they don't forcibly take resources (time, labor, or money) from anyone else to provide. There is no finer incentive to succeed than the need to provide the basic necessities of life without government assistance.

Providing all the needs and wants in life is up to you – as long as the government stays out of it. And therein lies the problem. Most people – especially but not exclusively the left – wants government to "fix" what are perceived to be imbalances in the system, without understanding many of those imbalances spring from government interference in the free market in the name of "fairness."

A few quotes are worth mentioning from some notable intellectual giants:

"You need to v**e for the Democrats, otherwise the i*****l a***ns will lose their rights." – Nancy Pelosi (2019)"No ordinary American cares about Constitutional rights." – Joe Biden

And my personal favorite:

"Owning guns is not a right. If it were a right, it would be in the Constitution." – Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (2018)

Remember, if something costs taxpayers money or requires someone to provide a good or service against their consent, IT IS NOT A RIGHT. It is an unconstitutional entitlement.

Patrice Lewis is a freelance writer whose latest book is "The Simplicity Primer: 365 Ideas for Making Life more Livable." She is co-founder (with her husband) of a home woodcraft business. The Lewises live on 20 acres in north Idaho with their two homeschooled children, assorted livestock, and a shop that overflows into the house with depressing regularity. Visit her blog at www.rural-revolution.com.
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Yer good, padre, great post.

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Jan 17, 2020 22:50:02   #
debeda
 
maryjane wrote:
You ask, "Do you know your rights?" Today, most of us are uncertain if we, actual citizens, have any rights left? Freedom of speech and freedom of religion are both being quickly eroded for us. Property rights, equally under the law, etc, are no longer a given for US citizens. Foreign non-citizens are given our rights/benefits/privileges (often much more so than for citizens) once meant ONLY for USA citizens, so how can any of these rights, etc, have much meaning for actual citizens anymore since they are given freely to any and all foreigners who happen to be living in our (sorry, once our country) country at any given time.
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Jan 18, 2020 01:40:11   #
bggamers Loc: georgia
 
[quote=padremike]Just what is a 'Right,' anyway? Here's the 5-word test
Patrice Lewis educates public-schooled Americans on Constitution

By Patrice Lewis
Published January 10, 2020 at 7:22pm

Many people believe the Founding Fathers left many "rights" out of the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Stuff like the right to food. The right to housing. The right to a college education. The right to health care (particularly for i*****l a***ns). Heck, even the right to a******ns, the right to be called by a preferred pronoun and the right to free feminine hygiene products, even in men's restrooms. If these dead white men were so brilliant, why didn't they include these "rights" when they wrote those documents?

Because public education is currently in the hands of progressives who are briskly producing generations of illiterates, I thought this might be a suitable time for a brief primer on what a "Right" (with a capital "R") really is. In fact, five words will determine whether or not something is a true "Right."

As everyone (who wasn't educated in the current public school system) knows, the Constitution outlines what the government CAN do, and the Bill of Rights reinforces what the government CAN'T do. The Constitution is a blueprint that delineates what powers the government has, what its duties are and critical infrastructure details. The Bill of Rights lists negative restrictions, setting out a variety of things the federal government may not do. (Bear in mind the Bill of Rights originally was thought by many of the founders to be unnecessary, because the Constitution already listed only those things the federal government could do.)

In a nutshell, the Bill of Rights guarantees Americans the Rights of free speech, free (peaceable) assembly, freedom of religion, freedom of press, freedom to bear arms, freedom against unreasonable searches and seizures, freedom from being deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, a right to trial, freedom from cruel or unusual punishment and many other such critical items.

But you'll notice one common theme among every Right listed in the Bill of Rights: They don't cost anything. This is the litmus test whenever anyone claims they have a new and creative "right." If it costs someone something such as time, money or labor, it's not a Right.

Those five words – "if it costs someone something" – distinguishes true Rights from false ones.

You don't have a right to an education. You don't have a right to an a******n. You don't have a right to free food, housing, t***sportation, or health care. You don't even have a right to have jellybeans for dessert. No really, you don't.

Why? Because all these so-called "rights" force someone else to provide those things to you, often at the point of a gun.

"Free" health care means doctors and hospitals must provide you with medical attention. Who pays the doctors? Are they forced to work for nothing, or are other people forced to pay their salaries through their taxes?

"Free" education means instructors must teach you. Who pays these instructors? Are they forced to work for nothing, or are other people forced to pay their salaries through their taxes?

And on and on it goes. Even that most elemental necessity of existence, food, is not a "right" because providing it to you means it costs someone else money, time and labor to provide.

"[I]f one person's right entitles them to another person's labor, the forceful imposition of s***ery must be counted among the just powers of government," notes Alan Keyes. "S***ery, however, involves the extinction of liberty."

In other words, if you have the "right" to (pick one) food / shelter / medical care / college / t***sportation / a******ns / feminine hygiene / jellybeans – and if you want the government to force people to provide those things to you – then you are enslaving a portion of the population who are force to provide their time/labor/money against their will.

The Founding Fathers did not pen the Bill of Wants. They penned the Bill of Rights. You may want a college education, but it's not a right. You may want health care, but it's not a right. You may want jellybeans for dessert, but it's not a right.

This is the beauty of the American system: With our true Rights protected by the government, we're free to strive for our Wants. This freedom to obtain our Wants has resulted in the highest standard of living – even for poor people – the planet has ever seen. "Despite the many complaints about 'increasing wealth ine******y,' even left-wing Think Progress acknowledged in 2013 that the world's overall standard of living is the highest ever in man's history," observes Selwyn Duke in the American Thinker. "The reason? The spread of healthy, meritocratic market systems – of economic freedom."

If you take away our true Rights and substitute wh**ever trendy manufactured "rights" anyone can think up, you might as well dismantle America (which – what a coincidence – the progressives want more than anything else). Take away the freedom to strive for our Wants in the name of "fairness" and "e******y," and everyone suffers.

We have the Right to life, liberty and the pursuit (not the guarantee) of happiness. The reason those things are Rights is because 1) they're derived from our Creator, not the government; and 2) they don't forcibly take resources (time, labor, or money) from anyone else to provide. There is no finer incentive to succeed than the need to provide the basic necessities of life without government assistance.

Providing all the needs and wants in life is up to you – as long as the government stays out of it. And therein lies the problem. Most people – especially but not exclusively the left – wants government to "fix" what are perceived to be imbalances in the system, without understanding many of those imbalances spring from government interference in the free market in the name of "fairness."

A few quotes are worth mentioning from some notable intellectual giants:

"You need to v**e for the Democrats, otherwise the i*****l a***ns will lose their rights." – Nancy Pelosi (2019)"No ordinary American cares about Constitutional rights." – Joe Biden

And my personal favorite:

"Owning guns is not a right. If it were a right, it would be in the Constitution." – Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (2018)

Remember, if something costs taxpayers money or requires someone to provide a good or service against their consent, IT IS NOT A RIGHT. It is an unconstitutional entitlement.

Patrice Lewis is a freelance writer whose latest book is "The Simplicity Primer: 365 Ideas for Making Life more Livable." She is co-founder (with her husband) of a home woodcraft business. The Lewises live on 20 acres in north Idaho with their two homeschooled children, assorted livestock, and a shop that overflows into the house with depressing regularity. Visit her blog at www.rural-revolution.com.[/quote]

very easy to remember thanks for posting

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