By nature, all people, in general, have free will, freedom of speech, and freedom of association to interact as long as this is done with respect to peace and order. This desire for free will and democratic freedom and peace is universal to all human nature, governed under natural laws that apply to all people; but these rights are most specifically spelled out and reflected in the U.S. Constitution, in the First Amendment under free "exercise" of religion, freedom of speech or of the press, and the right peaceably to assemble; as well as other Amendments under the right to personal security and equal protection of the laws.
The problem is not with exercising natural rights and freedoms, but in abusing them without equal respect for others affected, especially to the point of taking advantage that the U.S. recognizes these laws in writing, whereas other places do not.
Corporations especially tend to abuse these rights, since these entities claim equal rights as "individuals" under the Constitution but wield collective influence, authority and resources as a government institution does, but *without* being held to checks and balances and due process.
When power is abused to impose on the same rights of others, it violates the same laws being invoked, causing a breach or disruption of the peace, in violation of the right to peace and security (reflected in the First, Fourth, and Fourteenth Amendment under the right "peaceably" to assemble, the right to be secure, and the right to equal protection of the laws). In other words, abuses of natural rights violates the same standards of civil laws being invoked by the oppressor.
So the problem is with unequal enforcement of natural laws that apply to all people (though written specifically in the Amendments to the Constitution that apply to U.S. citizens).
The solution is that wherever American Constitutional rights are exercised, that the same rights and freedoms must be recognized and upheld for all people affected. And that corporations or other collective institutions must be required to uphold the same Constitutional standards in order to invoke the same rights. Otherwise, there is an unnatural power imbalance that allows corruption and oppression to go unchecked, without equal access to democratic due process to stop the abuses.
2006-12-12 13:08:30
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answer #1
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answered by emilynghiem 5
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it wasn't an amendment, it was the Monroe Doctrine, named after James Monroe, 5th prez of the US
2006-12-12 20:45:57
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answer #2
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answered by Anonymous
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