We all know of the right to assembly, the freedom of press, and freedom of speech. These are some of the rights we are all born with. But let's say that the United States suddenly becomes this strange form of government and we all had to give up two rights. What would you give up? I would give up the right to bear arms and not letting soldiers stay in my house. I would give up the right to bear arms because guns don't solve anything. Also, if no one had guns, I think the crime rates would go down too. I would give up the right to not let soldiers stay in our homes because I think we need to be more friendly and helpful. If the soldier doesn't have a place to stay, it is our duty as Americans to help one another out. So now I pose the question to you. What rights would you give up?
Mike
Editor's note: Mike's post is in response to a discussion we had comparing the McCarthy era and its hunt for Communists to today's post-9/11/01 era of heightened security, Patriot Acts, and Presidential wiretaps. I posed the same question to them, and Mike's put a little twist on it.
Also, congrats to the Groves' Boys Team for Three-peating this Saturday. Mike, AJ, Q, Alex, way to go, guys! http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060312/SPORTS05/603120328/1049
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Sunday, March 12, 2006
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2 comments:
I would only give up the right to bear arms because I also really don't think that guns are necessary. However, I would never give up any of my first amendment rights and I certainly wouldn't allow soldiers to live in my house because they could always come out against me and use something that they had witnessed at my house. I think that's a total invasion of privacy and an invasion of resources because what about those people who can't afford to quarter soldiers, or better yet those who disagree with what the soldiers are fighting for in the first place?
I would give up the right to bear arms, and the one about having soldiers in my house. The right to bear arms is not a big deal to me, because I do not, and do not think I need to have one. Even if so, I know that everyone that wants one will be able to find one. Even if I have to give up rights, everyone knows that in today’s society, there will always be ways to sneak things like guns into our homes. When they abolished alcohol it is not like it stopped anyone from getting it. It just wouldn’t work. If I had to have soldiers in my house it would not be a big deal. It is just giving up a room, which was really made for a past U.S. event so would most likely not happen anyways. So if it were necessary to give up to, these would be them.
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