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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Solon who wrote (80752)6/22/2004 1:36:54 PM
From: one_less  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 82486
 
"...you do not nor does the government have the natural right or the power to force me to serve someone or do anything to another person in a way that violates my conscience."

I also have the natural right to liberty and to be treated justly by others. There is no contradiction in terms here and there is no circumstance where one natural right needs to be trumped by any other; since they are not separated entities but terms that are enmeshed with one another to form a concept. When you understand this you will be able to perceive a system of natural justice for all that can be supported by societal laws ... instead of ...

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Freedom of conscience, liberty, and justice go hand in hand. When you understand that you will be at peace with the whole thing instead of suffering from the delusions that you will be punishing some person having his rights trumped when violating the natural rights of others.

Be careful. You are venturing way into the light now.