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In reply to the discussion: If you knew a bullet was going to cause your death, would you be pro gun? [View all]sarisataka
(18,633 posts)43. And if I said 'I don't support your claim to any such "right."'
to free speech, would it cease to exist? would those words disappear from the Constitution?
Rights are not a 'politically influential indulgence'. As Mr. Jefferson put it:
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,
The rights exist whether they are denied or not and whether they are currently politically popular or not.
Life and Liberty- I have the right to bear arms and protect myself. You have the right that I may not use my arms to deny your Life or Liberty
Pursuit of Happiness- we each must realize that neither of us has the moral standing to deny the rights of others without just cause and due process. By respecting each others rights and acknowledging the limits of our rights we will all have Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
The purpose of the Government is to implement our power and rights equally for the good of all.
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If you knew a bullet was going to cause your death, would you be pro gun? [View all]
Loudly
Sep 2012
OP
So you'd support gun rights ONLY if you knew a bullet was going to cause your death?
SheilaT
Sep 2012
#35
I know that the probability I'll die or be seriously injured in a car crash is far higher than...
slackmaster
Sep 2012
#32
If I knew it was going to happen, what difference would it make if I were pro or anti? n/t
NewMoonTherian
Sep 2012
#42
If you knew a criminal (who got off on a technicality) would murder you
4th law of robotics
Sep 2012
#57