Is the inalienable right to liberty predicated upon entering into a nonnegotiable contract with the government whereby you must provide a percentage of your resources to said government or risk incarceration? If so, how then can this be called an inalienable right? To be forced to continually purchase your freedom annually, seems to me a bit disingenuous in a “true democracy" formed by the rejection of such practice.
2007-03-23 07:05:24 · 4 answers · asked by ? 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Partially, yes. It's predicated upon surrending something to the government -- in payment for the governmetn enforceing that protection by preventing others from violating your liberties.
That might be taxes, or time in service, or something else.
2007-03-23 07:12:00 · answer #1 · answered by coragryph 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The right to "liberty" is not absolutely inalienable. Your liberty can be forfeited for a variety of reasons, and rightly so.
2007-03-23 14:14:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
America is a club that has bylaws, one of which you quoted,
then you mention club dues -- you pays the dues you belongs
to the club -- cool huh ?
2007-03-23 14:27:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think somebody here got screwed on his taxes!
Don't worry - I did too.
2007-03-23 17:51:56 · answer #4 · answered by fail r us 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋