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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIf a "bad" president takes away rights, then a "good" president gives rights back, so "inalienable" rights do not exist

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If a "bad" president takes away rights, then a "good" president gives rights back, so "inalienable" rights do not exist (Original Post)
Swede
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calimary
(89,396 posts)1. BOOM!!!
LOVE this!!!
Buzz cook
(2,842 posts)2. And not God given.
Festivito
(13,866 posts)3. All governments are socialist in that they can control everything.
Weather, their economic policies are socialist or capitalist.They end up with the same dictatorialism.
There needs to be a mix of capitalism and socialism whether it is by the rich, by Representatives, or by democracy.
carpetbagger
(5,438 posts)4. They exist.
History has a mixed picture in terms of how often they are respected, but they exist. I'm either quoting or paraphrasing Jefferson (I'm quoting Thompson's musical setting)... "The God who gave is life gave us liberty at the same time. The hand of force may destroy but cannot disjoin them"
Figarosmom
(10,743 posts)5. That's about it 😊
Buddyzbuddy
(2,350 posts)6. Excellent point!
