Posted by
Playful Walrus on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 3:38:33 PM
Our Constitution limits our government. It tells our government specifically what it can do. This is not how things are practiced these days, but it is how they should be. Limiting government maximizes our freedoms.
Our Constitution isn’t there to list all of our rights. Unless otherwise stated, we, the people, are supposed to retain all rights.
The founders of our nation had a lot correct and constructed a brilliant Constitution. Once the evil of race-based slavery was abolished and it was recognized that each and every person has rights such as those enumerated in the Constitution, we were on the right track.
But what are rights and where do they come from? What’s the difference between a freedom and a right? What should be the role of government in our lives? I've written about these things before.
Here are some of my other entries relevant to this issue:
We Still Have the Power
Rights Are Not Hand-Outs, and Hand-Outs Are Not Rights
Not All Freedoms Are Rights
Imaginary Rights
Legislating For Feelings?
Should Your Government Be Doing This?
Ask Not What the Government Will Do For You
Nobody Owes You a Job
Who Owns Your Earnings?
Funding Government: Of Fees and Taxes
Time For Education to Evolve (Featured in Townhall Magazine)