2006-10-19 03:41:17 · 6 answers · asked by bob c 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Absolutely not.
The Constitution should be the ultimate law of the land, unable to be superseded by anything else under any circumstances.
And it is disgraceful the way that both political parties (at various times throughout the years) have sought to either ignore or get around its provisions...and just claiming that it is a "living document" does not excuse trying to do things that it strictly forbids.
2006-10-19 03:45:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the rights are absolute, in that they exist the same in all circumstances, for all people, at all times.
However... they are not without some limitations.
For example, the right to free speech does not include a government guarantee of an audience, nor does it guarantee that you can say what you want to say anyplace you want to say it. For example, you have no right to set up a soap box in the middle of a butcher shop to expound upon the evils of eating meat. You have no right to demand people on their way into a butcher shop actually listen to you. You can't create a public hazard by yelling "fire" in a theater. You can't call 911 to try to find a new person to chat with about baseball.
The Second Amendment says you have the right to keep and bear arms. It doesn't give you the right to shoot anyone, nor even to discharge your firearm at 2am and cause a disturbance. Ownership is protected, use is not.
The Fifth Amendment says you don't have to incriminate yourself, but it doesn't say you can lie under oath, or refuse to tell the truth about what your brother did.
They're absolute when they apply, but they don't always apply.
2006-10-19 10:53:55 · answer #2 · answered by open4one 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An excellent question and I am very surprised that anyone even mentioned this.. I have preached it a long time ago ... that if America is to survive (I personally think it is too late) it will OUT OF NECESSITY, have to suspend that Rights business. I could go on and on with this subject because I am so adamant about it
2006-10-19 10:47:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maintaining the Universal Declaration of Human Rights should be a higher priority.
2006-10-19 10:56:06 · answer #4 · answered by Vanguard 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Those are rights that have been promised to all citizens a long long time ago. They should never be taken away as long as the citizen is law abiding. Example, The second amendment should never apply to a convicted murderer.
They are our rights but they need to be used wisely. Some of them should be taken away from criminals. But never from law abiding citizens...NEVER!
2006-10-19 11:00:08 · answer #5 · answered by still_feel_gone83 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the name of the "PATRIOT Act" you have to give up some of the rights that are granted in the Constitution?
Thanks for that question, I just had the same discussion in my criminal justice class Tuesday night.
2006-10-19 19:54:30 · answer #6 · answered by rg1976 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋