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In the discussion thread: Our rights come from nature and gawd not from governments [View all]

Sat Aug 11, 2012, 12:06 PM

40. c). None of the above.

Justin Sullivan of the band New Model Army said it best:

No rights were ever given to us by the grace of God
No rights were ever given by some United Nations clause
No rights were ever given by some nice guy at the top
Our rights they were bought by all the blood
And all the tears of all our
Grandmothers, grandfathers before

We have only those rights we are willing to insist we have...by vote, by protest, and if necessary by force.

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59 replies	Author	Time	Post
Our rights come from nature and gawd not from governments [View all]	malaise	Aug 2012	OP
Yes, God was big into slavery and women not having the right to vote.	Botany	Aug 2012	#1
Unbelievable,	GreatCaesarsGhost	Aug 2012	#2
Even Andrea Mitchell picked up on this one	malaise	Aug 2012	#6
Our rights come from nature and gawd not from governments	kxm40	Aug 2012	#3
So that means Mitt R0bme anticipates somebody putting a hit out on him?	Jamaal510	Aug 2012	#12
POOR GUY	kxm40	Aug 2012	#49
Saw someone argue the absolute opposite online yesterday.	sibelian	Aug 2012	#4
which god?	handmade34	Aug 2012	#5
Blind IO of course.	hobbit709	Aug 2012	#57
sickening reasoning, but what the religious right wants to hear	northoftheborder	Aug 2012	#7
The Constitution doesn't give us our rights	SickOfTheOnePct	Aug 2012	#8
Not true at all	MattBaggins	Aug 2012	#14
That's your opinion, and you're welcome to it	SickOfTheOnePct	Aug 2012	#17
It's more than opinion	MattBaggins	Aug 2012	#22
Nope, nothing more than your opinion	SickOfTheOnePct	Aug 2012	#25
No it is not "it is what it is"	MattBaggins	Aug 2012	#31
So, in your construct	SickOfTheOnePct	Aug 2012	#33
That is correct	MattBaggins	Aug 2012	#37
You and I just have a philosophical difference	SickOfTheOnePct	Aug 2012	#41
as a comprmise	MattBaggins	Aug 2012	#45
Add me to those who have a philosophical difference with you	Xipe Totec	Aug 2012	#53
You won't be able to convince the RW of this. They are mostly brain dead and don't understand	nanabugg	Aug 2012	#46
Rights are enshrined in constitutions n/t	malaise	Aug 2012	#16
The notion of "Inherent Rights" is nonsense on stilts.	Odin2005	Aug 2012	#38
I'm still gagging. I suppose it's too much to expect	snappyturtle	Aug 2012	#9
Law of the jungle & pure fantasy	upi402	Aug 2012	#10
Dog whistle to the theocratic right.	longship	Aug 2012	#11
Rights aren't "granted" by the Constitution though.	NYC Liberal	Aug 2012	#13
Not logical	MattBaggins	Aug 2012	#15
My view? They are a part of the "social contract". We as a society claim them for ourselves.	NYC Liberal	Aug 2012	#42
We are in agreement then	MattBaggins	Aug 2012	#44
Oh I agree. But society still gives an entity ("government") authority	NYC Liberal	Aug 2012	#47
I agree 100%	SickOfTheOnePct	Aug 2012	#19
Couldn't agree more.	Missycim	Aug 2012	#50
They are enshrined in the Constitution n/t	malaise	Aug 2012	#20
RIGHTS that come from nature...	noel711	Aug 2012	#18
Er, this is American History 101	Prism	Aug 2012	#21
Thank you!!	Seeking Serenity	Aug 2012	#23
And welcome to reality	MattBaggins	Aug 2012	#29
No kidding. The ignorance here is astounding	oldhippie	Aug 2012	#24
It is one of the tenets that is wrong and needs an update	MattBaggins	Aug 2012	#30
It was a fundamental idea but still incorrect	MattBaggins	Aug 2012	#28
So if "Man" (by which I assume you mean "mankind" or "society"	Seeking Serenity	Aug 2012	#32
I did not say it would be right or I would like it	MattBaggins	Aug 2012	#34
You're very very wrong	Prism	Aug 2012	#36
It does not lay down the framework any more	MattBaggins	Aug 2012	#43
No, I don't think so	gollygee	Aug 2012	#54
Yes	gollygee	Aug 2012	#52
Reality is often unsettling	MattBaggins	Aug 2012	#59
Yeah, tell that to slaves (for example).	Lex	Aug 2012	#26
My rights come from the Flying Spaghetti Monster	adigal	Aug 2012	#27
Rights are not granted by the govt. or god	Equate	Aug 2012	#35
Philosophy FAIL. The notion of "Inherent Rights" is illogical nonsense on stilts.	Odin2005	Aug 2012	#39
c). None of the above.	Lizzie Poppet	Aug 2012	#40
Don't you know that the Constitution was handed down by Gawd?	maxrandb	Aug 2012	#48
Which idiot said that?	elleng	Aug 2012	#51
Which God? -- Is Rmoney's God the same as Ryan's God?	AnotherMcIntosh	Aug 2012	#55
Maybe, but we need governments to enforce them	treestar	Aug 2012	#56
Rmoney just said it again a minute ago.	Motown_Johnny	Aug 2012	#58

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