Re: DOES THE 9th AMENDMENT PROTECT RESPONSIBLE REC DRUG USE?

George Leroy Tyrebiter Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 

>The problem with natural rights is that we all have different views of
> what should be on the list. Do you agree that we all have a natural
> right to medical care, whether we can afford it or not?
> 
> Some make that argument. Does the Ninth Amendment require
> government-assured universal medical insurance?
> 
> How do we decide which rights are in the list and which are not?

Well, one thing we know is that for some action to be a right, it must 
apply to everyone equally. Another thing we know is that your rights 
cannot obligate someone else to do something for you. Thus you have the 
right to speak your mind because it doesn't obligate anyone else, and we 
can apply it to everyone equally without ridiculous consequences. You 
have the right to defend yourself, because that right doesn't obligate 
anyone else, and everyone can exercise the right and all is well. 

But me claiming a "right" to healthcare obligates other people to provide 
healthcare for me, hence it makes other people slaves of mine. A right 
obviously cannot allow me to enslave people or allow me to become 
enslaved. Therefore there can be no right to healthcare, education, etc. 

It's not perfect, but it does coincide fairly close with my beliefs of 
what right and wrong are.