Showing posts with label Rights. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rights. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

#29 Quote

Continuing with the 30 best quotes of 2014 from Right Wing News:
It used to be that your rights were infringed upon if the government punished or threatened you for expressing your sincerest beliefs. Now, your rights are infringed upon if you want something but someone refuses to buy it for you. —  Matt Walsh
How true.  Modern progressives have turned the whole notion of rights on its head.  Rights went from being prohibitions on government to becoming claims upon government and fellow citizens.  Listen to progressives talk and you'll catch on....when they say rights, just replace it with the word "claim".

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Tuesday, June 05, 2012

Are we a nation of laws?

That simple question used to be routinely answered with "Of course. That's what makes America America".  But more and more, our laws are being eroded.  From the Washington Times comes this report:

A federal department ruled last week that the Forest Service violated a Spanish-speaking woman’s civil rights by calling the Border Patrol to help translate during a routine stop, saying it was “humiliating” to Hispanics and an illicit backdoor way to capture more illegal immigrants.

The ruling by the Agriculture Department’s assistant secretary for civil rights could change policies nationwide as law enforcement agencies grapple with how far they can go in trying to help the Border Patrol while not running afoul of racial profiling standards.

You have go to be kidding me.  Has someone failed to note that one important word in the first paragraph - "illegal"?  When laws are ignored by those who are sworn to uphold them, the whole system becomes a rigged game.  Whoever can prove the greatest grievance gets the most protected place at the table.

You know, if the whole government other than the courts and military disappeared, it might just be a better day.  That is, unless you are one who's protected by the government.  Like an "illegal".

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Quote of the Day

The transformation of “human rights” from restraints upon state power into a pretext for state power is nicely encapsulated in the language of Article 14 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, which states that everyone has the right “to receive free compulsory education.” Got that? You have the human right to be forced to do something by the government.
From Mark Steyn at NRO.  Hat tip for the pointer to Proof Positive.