Is it OK to have to waive one civil right as a condition for retaining another civil right? Why or why not?

Question

I am not considering civil liberties here, but civil and statutory rights...
Should you have to give up timely trial for representation?
Should you have to conform to arbitrary conditions of release to have a right to bail?

Answer 1

There are no 'civil rights'. Rights are NOT granted by government. Human rights supersede government authority. That said, NO the government has no right to infringe on ANY right.

Answer 2

In the case of gun control, if there are so many insane people in the country, perhaps everyone should be given a psychological test to see if they should be allowed to own a gun, or walk the streets for that matter. I honestly don't know how all of the guns could be gathered up at this point if they were outlawed.

It might be better to convince some mouthy people to restrain themselves, and to get some violence and sex off our airways. That used to be a voluntary thing. Years ago, morality meant more than ratings and money. Manners meant more than touting our selfness. People used to care about each other. Now people just rant about their 1st amendment rights as an excuse for all forms of blather.

Only the public can control this, not the government. People can't complain about how uncivil our lives have become and still support the way it is. We need to realize, our society is driving some people over the edge.

Rights must be used responsibly and with civility. Pushing everything to the limit just because it is our right has very unfortunate consequences and may cost us our rights in the end. Self restraint is an honorable thing and shows respect for other people which is sorely lacking these days.

Answer 3

No. This would be a very slippery slope....To give up Constitutionaly protected rights to get another would be too arbitrary to kepe in line.

By the way you mean civil liberties...civil rights refers to equal rights.

Lets say you give up the right to assemble to keep the right to free speech. What stops the police from saying you were speaking to another person and were illegally asembling?

Or whathappens when they come back and say oh give up the right to free press also to keep free press...once you start letting the Constitution get ripped up...it will never stop.