Yes, Amoud, you've hit the nail on the head (or is it the door with the head?) Why is it that we are so eager to proclaim and claim our "rights" when we are so quick to deny these rights to others? And I say "rights" in quotations marks because we DO have these rights in the US - we have the right of freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, freedom of religion, etc. The only time these rights appear to be abridged is when they come into conflict with other rights and laws - that's where our Supreme Court enters into play. People may argue that human rights are "inalienable" and I would tend to agree, but frankly speaking, my dear ones, you don't have these rights unless your government gives them to you. You cannot talk about your "rights" until and unless you show me where and how you have been given these rights. (Of course, in your case, Amoud, you have been given the same rights as a Canadian.)
Mandi
Yes, Amoud, you've hit the nail on the head (or is it the door with the head?) Why is it that we are so eager to proclaim and claim our "rights" when we are so quick to deny these rights to others? And I say "rights" in quotations marks because we DO have these rights in the US - we have the right of freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, freedom of religion, etc. The only time these rights appear to be abridged is when they come into conflict with other rights and laws - that's where our Supreme Court enters into play. People may argue that human rights are "inalienable" and I would tend to agree, but frankly speaking, my dear ones, you don't have these rights unless your government gives them to you. You cannot talk about your "rights" until and unless you show me where and how you have been given these rights. (Of course, in your case, Amoud, you have been given the same rights as a Canadian.)
Mandi