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To: rwb
When the Government denies people their rights under the Constitution, for whatever reason, a wrong has occured. For example, denying a person access to the voting booth because of things like literacy tests or poll taxes is one example of repression. Enacting laws that deny poor people access to cheap firearms is another.

When people are forced to buy or sell to people they don't like, that is repression too. Forcing people to sell homes, or provide housing, health care, education, or whatever, to whoever, for whatever reason is repression.

There is no right to housing, health care, education, or any other material good or commodity. There is the right to free trade, and that only.

17 posted on 03/30/2002 9:14:34 PM PST by Mortimer Snavely
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To: Mortimer Snavely
I do agree with your post #17.
20 posted on 03/31/2002 1:03:39 PM PST by rwb
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