Human Rights. Again.
I have been thinking on this for several days. I had some clarifying feelings that helped me to put it into words.
Yes, I have written on rights before. Yes, I know that while I write this for myself, there are some that feel my words have value. I think they do. I know I could improve the writing, but mostly these are raw expressions on the passing scene.
Speaking on rights. I have mentioned that individual rights are very important. Life, Liberty, and Property. Those are the rights espoused in the Declaration of Independence. These are the rights that government is supposed to protect. These are known as Natural Rights for those who do not believe in God, and if you do believe, as most did in those times then they would be, as Thomas Jefferson wrote, "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights".
I do not see in there the right to an education, or food, or health care. Searching the Constitution of the United States, defining the limitations of the federal government, we don't find those there either.
Of course, the UN considers healthcare a human right, and there are rumors that they may inject themselves in to the O-care debate.
Governments do not give rights. They protect them. Or, they deny them. That is all they can do. The United States was an experiment of the most unusual kind. A government formed SPECIFICALLY to guarantee the rights of the populace. Not just the ruling class.
Yes, I know. Slavery. What about it? They were imperfect men. They were imperfect times. This was corrected by a horrible Civil War, that pitted brother against brother. Hundreds of thousands died to allow the words "all men are created equal" to ring true. So Mr., Mrs., or Ms, "the founders were a bunch of rich white slave holders", let me ask you a question; Are you truly aghast at slavery?
Note-while I compare head to head certain actions to the slavery in this country pre-Civil War, I do it for effect, and not an actual comparison between whips, chains, and selling, to Doctors being underpaid, though the principle is the same, just not as evolved.
slavery - a condition compared to that of a slave in respect of exhausting labor, OR restricted freedom.
Can a clinic turn away someone who has no means to pay? no. It is the law that patients cannot be turned away. Forcing someone to work without compensation. Sound familiar?
What about someone on Medicaid? They are insured, right? No slavery there. Wrong. Medicaid usually reimburses less than the COST for the service. Hmm. Why do you think more and more Doctors are declining to accept new Medicaid patients. Do you have access to care? But what about your right?
I think this battle is lost. By the GOP passing their Ocare-lite, or Ryancare bill, they have accepted the myth that healthcare is a right. And even then, they are castigated, slandered, and libeled about what the bill contains, or more importantly doesn't.
Bottom line. If your "right" requires someone else to do something, it is not a right.
Venezuela was the socialist utopia with the resources to truly sustain it. They eliminated those evil capitalists who wanted to make money. One of the largest oil reserves in the world. How are those rights now?
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/haley-condemns-venezuela-abuses/
They are not able to even provide basic entitlements, such as food or medicine. What is worse, they are denying the people their rights to self government, And squashing protests.
All the while. REAL rights, enumerated and guaranteed by the Constitution, are under attack. The mobs are raging, the rule of law is considered racist, those charged to enforce the law are under attack, not just in the streets, but in the press, and in the centers of government.
Trump won, Hillary lost. And if you would open your eyes, you will see that the china shop is still intact. Did anything really change? Democrat passed spending bill. Ocare-lite. We did get Gorsuch, but until a vacancy opens on the court and the opportunity for real change occurs, the jury is still out.
Yes, I have written on rights before. Yes, I know that while I write this for myself, there are some that feel my words have value. I think they do. I know I could improve the writing, but mostly these are raw expressions on the passing scene.
Speaking on rights. I have mentioned that individual rights are very important. Life, Liberty, and Property. Those are the rights espoused in the Declaration of Independence. These are the rights that government is supposed to protect. These are known as Natural Rights for those who do not believe in God, and if you do believe, as most did in those times then they would be, as Thomas Jefferson wrote, "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights".
I do not see in there the right to an education, or food, or health care. Searching the Constitution of the United States, defining the limitations of the federal government, we don't find those there either.
Of course, the UN considers healthcare a human right, and there are rumors that they may inject themselves in to the O-care debate.
Governments do not give rights. They protect them. Or, they deny them. That is all they can do. The United States was an experiment of the most unusual kind. A government formed SPECIFICALLY to guarantee the rights of the populace. Not just the ruling class.
Yes, I know. Slavery. What about it? They were imperfect men. They were imperfect times. This was corrected by a horrible Civil War, that pitted brother against brother. Hundreds of thousands died to allow the words "all men are created equal" to ring true. So Mr., Mrs., or Ms, "the founders were a bunch of rich white slave holders", let me ask you a question; Are you truly aghast at slavery?
Note-while I compare head to head certain actions to the slavery in this country pre-Civil War, I do it for effect, and not an actual comparison between whips, chains, and selling, to Doctors being underpaid, though the principle is the same, just not as evolved.
slavery - a condition compared to that of a slave in respect of exhausting labor, OR restricted freedom.
Can a clinic turn away someone who has no means to pay? no. It is the law that patients cannot be turned away. Forcing someone to work without compensation. Sound familiar?
What about someone on Medicaid? They are insured, right? No slavery there. Wrong. Medicaid usually reimburses less than the COST for the service. Hmm. Why do you think more and more Doctors are declining to accept new Medicaid patients. Do you have access to care? But what about your right?
I think this battle is lost. By the GOP passing their Ocare-lite, or Ryancare bill, they have accepted the myth that healthcare is a right. And even then, they are castigated, slandered, and libeled about what the bill contains, or more importantly doesn't.
Bottom line. If your "right" requires someone else to do something, it is not a right.
Venezuela was the socialist utopia with the resources to truly sustain it. They eliminated those evil capitalists who wanted to make money. One of the largest oil reserves in the world. How are those rights now?
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/haley-condemns-venezuela-abuses/
They are not able to even provide basic entitlements, such as food or medicine. What is worse, they are denying the people their rights to self government, And squashing protests.
All the while. REAL rights, enumerated and guaranteed by the Constitution, are under attack. The mobs are raging, the rule of law is considered racist, those charged to enforce the law are under attack, not just in the streets, but in the press, and in the centers of government.
Trump won, Hillary lost. And if you would open your eyes, you will see that the china shop is still intact. Did anything really change? Democrat passed spending bill. Ocare-lite. We did get Gorsuch, but until a vacancy opens on the court and the opportunity for real change occurs, the jury is still out.
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