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8. Setembro 2009, 04:27:32

Pedro Martínez

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Assunto: Re: If bearing arms is a right, should healthcare be a right too?

Modificado por Pedro Martínez (8. Setembro 2009, 04:30:00)

Übergeek 바둑이: The difference is quite simple. It comes down to what the Czech constitution defines as "rights" and "freedoms." "Rights" are those entitlements that cannot exist without a corresponding duty of the state - e.g. the right to healthcare requires the state to provide the healthcare. Or the right to fair trial requires the state to take such measures as to guarantee the fair trial. On the other hand, "freedoms" are immanent within every citizen and they exist regardless of what the state does. Such as the freedom of speech, or the freedom of religion.

The English language is not as consistent as Czech and analogously the U.S. Constitution is not as consistent as the Czech constitution in the naming of the "rights" and "freedoms." The right to bear arms is not a "right," it is a "freedom." You are free to own a weapon even if there are no gun manufacturers, even if there are no arms available.