[The Red Zone]

Such a discussion needs to distinguish contingent political rights from absolute moral rights. Many acts which a political system ought to permit, are still morally wrong. I have no absolute moral right to lie about anything, even something so trivial as what I had for lunch. But I can, and should, have a political right to do so.

[Teacher317]

Such a discussion needs to distinguish contingent political rights from absolute moral rights. Many acts which a political system ought to permit, are still morally wrong. I have no absolute moral right to lie about anything, even something so trivial as what I had for lunch. But I can, and should, have a political right to do so.

Interesting point. I wonder why the Founding Fathers did not make the distinction. Probably because they thought the two were too intertwined and inseperable. They could not have foreseen an American as secular as ours is today. If the issue of "What is a Right?" ever becomes a major public debate, that would be an important discussion