[Torie]

The idea is that humans have certain rights, which can only be adbridged, never alienated, because such rights are inextricably linked to the very notion of what it means to be human.

[js1138]

The idea is that humans have certain rights, which can only be adbridged, never alienated,

The post I was responding to said rights could not be abridged.

[jwalsh07]

The idea is that humans have certain rights, which can only be adbridged, never alienated, because such rights are inextricably linked to the very notion of what it means to be human.

Rights, like freedom, are not free. Along with inalienable rights comes responsibility. Irresponsibly violating somebody elses rights means Uncle gets a crack at you. It's all right there in the DOI and Constitution.