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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank
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To: TimF who wrote (80829)7/1/2004 3:06:57 PM
From: Solon  Read Replies (1) of 82486
 
"But there is no right of others to demand that you pay them"

But there IS a right to others to demand that you pay them...but only AFTER they have worked for you. Nobody demands a right to be paid BEFORE they have been hired. And there is NOT a right to demand to be paid BEFORE having worked for an employer. So the intent of your statement (which you have now explained) was certainly the least logical interpretation that could be made from it, and one regrets that it was so difficult to hunt down and eventually execute your meaning.

By the way, people do NOT have a right to demand to be hired. But free speech allows them the right to ask, and the law allows that racial hatred not be used as legitimate grounds for denial.

"Where in the constitution does it say this?"

It says it here:

Amendment IX.

"The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."

This empowers the United States Commission on Civil Rights. As well, the Supreme Court operates under Constitutional authority to rule on matters which emanate from this Amendment, as well as the 14th. Section 5 of the 14th gives Congress the power to pass necessary laws to ensure equality under the law. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the United States Commission of Civil Rights derive their authority and legitimacy from both the 14th and the 9th.

Therefore, while I appreciate your right to argue the legitimate purpose or essential justice of ANY law....I do not see that you may legitimately question the RIGHT of Congress to enact laws which they believe are necessary to give people equality under the law. Societal racism is essentially unjust and uncivilized (even when the country may be civilized in a broader sense). Nobody has equality under the law where overt racism, sexism, or the like may be used to deny them essential services or the right to compete in the marketplace to earn a living.

Certainly one can go too far, but the question of fundamental Rights of Speech and Association being inviolate from legislation is not arguable. The Courts have made it clear that rights are conditional and limitative.
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