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Re: Main St traffic and the new Bus Only lanes |
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Posted by BusMgr on Sun Nov 29 15:17:42 2015, in response to Re: Main St traffic and the new Bus Only lanes, posted by pragmatist on Sun Nov 29 12:25:26 2015. True, there are the competing rights that come with private ownership of property, the principal one being the right to exclude others. And even under the common law of established highways, there might well need to be some rules so that one' exercise does not interfere with the same right of others. So like other constitutionally-protected rights, the "details" may to be adjusted (e.g., no shouting "fire" in a crowded theatre) but not in a manner that diminishes one from exercising the purpose of the right.The origin of rights is an interesting subject in and of itself. The Constitution protects certain rights (some of which are enumerated therein, but see also the 9th amendment), but the Constitution does not grant those rights (see also Federalist 84 (Hamilton)). So where do these rights originate? Our Declaration of Independence itself states that "that [all men] are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights . . . ." Whether we call them God-granted, or natural rights," there are a basic set of rights that civilized people recognize that we all possess. If we cannot agree on those axioms, then I suggest a breakdown of civilization. |
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