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To: logos
Does something have to be explicitly mentioned in the Constitution to be Constitutional?
199 posted on 10/16/2001 7:09:16 PM PDT by sakic
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To: sakic
Robert Bork is known as a "strict constructionist" in his views concerning the Constitution. Do you know what that means?

Concerning your earlier question:

You have the right to life.
You have the right to liberty.
You have the right to the pursuit of happiness.

Riding an airplane is not a "right" - since by definition any "right" you have imposes an obligation on me; i.e., I am obligated to allow you to live, to give you liberty and to allow you to pursue your own happiness, all assuming, of course, that you have not in some way negated your rights by violating my rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

While I don't care whether you ride an airplane or not, I am in no way obligated to make sure you get a ride in an airplane. Strapping yourself into a seat on a jumbo jet may be an opportunity, it is certainly a privilege, but it is no "right," constitutional or otherwise.

203 posted on 10/16/2001 7:19:50 PM PDT by logos
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