(July 1, 2014 at 5:17 pm)Losty Wrote: Wtf? No one should be voting on rights. They're called rights for a reason.
I like what George Carlin said about rights. "They're not rights if someone can take them away." Our "rights" are currently "permissions" and every time we turn around the government is taking more away.
I'd like to see an amendment to the constitution that would secure our rights through any- and everything up to the complete dissolution of our government.
Some of the rights I'd like to see thusly protected (off the top of my head):
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. (duh!)
DUE PROCESS. Fuck the "PATRIOT Act!"
Strict limits on the investigative power of the CIA, FBI, Homeland Security and the rest of the alphabet soup organizations.
The right to a court appointed attorney in both criminal and civil cases. Many cases are brought before civil courts because the defendant has no right to a court appointed lawyer leaving them to pro se (advocating on one's own behalf before a court) defenses, finding a lawyer who will work pro bono.
Fair and equal access to all health care (including abortion and all contraceptives).
Fair and equal rights of marriage for any two (or more) consenting adults.
I'm sure there are more, but these seem to be the ones under the worst attack in recent history.
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