The way it was taught to me is that there are civil liberties and civil rights, with the liberties having a 'shall not be infringed' constructions, and the rights being the ones granted via government forcing them to be so.
Nowhere in that education was it taught that natural rights are granted by virtue of being, and everything the government claims to do for you, it does to you. Especially when it tramples on your 'civil liberties.' For example, Andrew Jackson after the Supreme Court ruled against him: “John Marshall has made his decision now let him enforce it.” The trail of tears followed.
Veiled force underlies everything.
You have the scraps of natural rights that the government deigns to not take.
Yeah, the certification mills have been debased to the point where the degree isn't worth the time and lucre required to obtain them. I'm a big advocate of the 'sweat equity' type of stuff Mike Rowe's been doing. Developing a work ethic and real life skills trumps a debt-fueled degree 9/10 times.
Absolutely agree.
The way it was taught to me is that there are civil liberties and civil rights, with the liberties having a 'shall not be infringed' constructions, and the rights being the ones granted via government forcing them to be so.
Nowhere in that education was it taught that natural rights are granted by virtue of being, and everything the government claims to do for you, it does to you. Especially when it tramples on your 'civil liberties.' For example, Andrew Jackson after the Supreme Court ruled against him: “John Marshall has made his decision now let him enforce it.” The trail of tears followed.
Veiled force underlies everything.
You have the scraps of natural rights that the government deigns to not take.
It's worth remembering that.
Your natural rights are defended by the constitution... of men.
We are not a nation of laws. We are nation of men, with a state of laws.
Yep, which is why the state of education bothers me so.
What are the men of tomorrow being taught?
They are being taught not to send their kids to college and have them just get jobs straight out of school.
That's what I've been telling them at least.
Yeah, the certification mills have been debased to the point where the degree isn't worth the time and lucre required to obtain them. I'm a big advocate of the 'sweat equity' type of stuff Mike Rowe's been doing. Developing a work ethic and real life skills trumps a debt-fueled degree 9/10 times.