Bill of Non-Rights: Do you agree or not?

[emilynghiem]

I was searching on the Houston Chronicle website to find the comment by someone on the need to address right to health care as a BELIEF.

Instead I found this Bill of Non-Rights below.

If you enjoy this, can someone please return the favor by helping me find any reference to any person I can contact regarding the right to marriage and right to health care as political beliefs, and how to protect opposing political beliefs from imposing on each other or the public through govt where it violates equal rights of others.

Thanks! Please enjoy:

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LETTER: Bill of non-rights

The following has been attributed to Lewis Napper, a Jackson, Mississippi computer programmer. He didn't expect his essay -- a tart 10-point list of "rights" Americans DON'T have -- to become an Internet legend.

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'We the sensible people of the United States, in an attempt to help everyone get along, restore some semblance of justice, avoid more riots, keep our nation safe, promote positive behavior, and secure the blessings of debt-free liberty to ourselves and our great-great-great-grandchildren, hereby try one more time to ordain and establish some common sense guidelines for the terminally whiny,
guilt ridden, delusional. We hold these truths to be self -evident: that a whole lot of people are confused by the Bill of Rights and are so dim they require a Bill of NON-Rights.'

ARTICLE I:

You do not have the right to a new car, big screen TV, or any other form of wealth.. More power to you if you can legally acquire them, but no one is guaranteeing anything.

ARTICLE II:

You do not have the right to never be offended. This country is based on freedom, and that means freedom for everyone -- not just you! You may leave the room, turn the channel, express a different opinion, etc.; but the world is full of dummies, and probably always will be.

ARTICLE III:

You do not have the right to be free from harm. If you stick a screwdriver in your eye, learn to be more careful; do not expect the tool manufacturer to

make you and all your relatives independently wealthy.

ARTICLE IV:

You do not have the right to free food and housing. Americans are the most charitable people to be found, and will gladly help anyone in need, but we are
quickly growing weary of subsidizing generation after generation of professional couch potatoes who achieve nothing more than the creation of another generation of professional couch potatoes.

ARTICLE V:

You do not have the right to free health care. That would be nice, but from the looks of public housing, we're just not interested in public health care.

ARTICLE VI:

You do not have the right to physically harm other people. If you kidnap, rape, intentionally maim, or kill someone, don't be surprised if the rest of us want
to see you get the blue juice.

ARTICLE VII:

You do not have the right to the possessions of others. If you rob, cheat, or coerce away the goods or services of other citizens, don't be surprised if the
rest of us get together and lock you away in a place where you still won't have the right to a big screen color TV or a life of leisure..

ARTICLE VIII:

You do not have the right to a job. All of us sure want you to have a job, and will gladly help you along in hard times, but we expect you to take advantage of the opportunities of education and vocational training laid before you to make yourself useful.

ARTICLE IX:

You do not have the right to happiness. Being an American means that you have the right to PURSUE happiness, which by the way, is a lot easier if you are unencumbered by an over abundance of idiotic laws created by those of you who were confused by the Bill of Rights.

ARTICLE X:

This is an English speaking country. We don't care where you came from, English is our language. Learn it!

Lastly

ARTICLE XI:

You do not have the right to change our country's history or heritage. This country was founded on the belief in one true God. And yet, you are given the
freedom to believe in any religion, any faith, or no faith at all; with no fear of persecution. The phrase IN GOD WE TRUST is part of our heritage and
history, sorry if you are uncomfortable with it.

If you agree, share this with a friend. No, you don't have to, and nothing tragic will befall you if you don't. I just think it's about time common sense is allowed to flourish. Sensible people of the United States must speak out because if you do not, who will?

 

[MACAULAY]

Enjoyed this very much. People from Mississippi...like the guy who wrote this....they get it.

Yankees and other undesirables stopped coming to Mississippi half a century ago....thinking "Deliverance"----with the result that it is not befouled by Pompous Knaves and Marxist Fools.

They are mostly the descendants of the singularly turbulent and ungovernable Scots...like William Wallace, the Braveheart, and Robert the Bruce of Bannock Burn....where they fought for Liberty against the central power who sought to govern them from London.

Times have changed, locations have changed....but they still stand for Liberty...with its enemy now loosed in New York and Washington....and they just had another Bannock Burn in the latest election.

 

[DGS49]

Like it or not, when Gub'mint starts handing out goodies, that creates an entitlement, and they cannot be withheld without good reason. Thus, if the government decides to hand out money (Social Security, Welfare, Disability payments), if you meet the criteria, you are ENTITLED to those goodies, even though you may have done NOTHING to "deserve" them. So you just might have a "right" to subsidized housing, monthly checks, free health care, and so forth.

The most conspicuous example is that you have a right to a free public education, and under some circumstances, you have a right to be taught in a foreign language if you don't understand the Queen's English.

Nauseating, isn't it?

 

[Disir]

You do not have the right to free health care.

But, you do.

 

[PredFan]

I would add:

"You have a right to equal opportunity, but you do not have the right to equal outcome."

 

[my2¢]

Some I agree with, others I don't. I'm comfortable taking the stated attitude with an adult but would disagree when it pertains to an infant or child. On a few other points the attitude of "conform or else" is contradictive to individual freedoms.

 

[Carl in Michigan]

You do not have the right to free health care.

But, you do.

Sorry, but you don't. A "right" comes with no cost to your neighbor.

When your neighbor has to pay for your "rights", he becomes your slave. We abolished slavery (Republicans did anyway).

 

[emilynghiem]

You do not have the right to free health care.

But, you do.

Dear Disir I think people do not agree on the terms of govt health care.

To make health care cost effective and stretch resources to serve entire populations,
I believe this will take incorporating the spiritual healing methods that Christians use to dramatically cut costs and causes of disease, addictions, and both physical and mental ills.

But if the left INSISTS on removing all references to Christian belief and practice out of schools and public institutions,
then wants to demand universal care, this is contradictory!

The very solutions to lowest cost universal care DEPEND on incorporating and following
the same models in Christian schools, mìnistries and even prison rehab programs that WORK to save lives and costs.

So this is where people don't agree on the terms of how to administer this.
And because beliefs are involved that require free choice, that can't be regulated or dictated by govt.

 

[Disir]

You do not have the right to free health care.

But, you do.

Sorry, but you don't. A "right" comes with no cost to your neighbor.

When your neighbor has to pay for your "rights", he becomes your slave. We abolished slavery (Republicans did anyway).

Wrong answer. If you set up a dump site x amount of miles away from a town and the people in the town are showing an increase in cancer or even asthma then you have an issue. People that are sick are less productive.

 

[Disir]

You do not have the right to free health care.

But, you do.

Dear Disir I think people do not agree on the terms of govt health care.

To make health care cost effective and stretch resources to serve entire populations,
I believe this will take incorporating the spiritual healing methods that Christians use to dramatically cut costs and causes of disease, addictions, and both physical and mental ills.

But if the left INSISTS on removing all references to Christian belief and practice out of schools and public institutions,
then wants to demand universal care, this is contradictory!


The very solutions to lowest cost universal care DEPEND on incorporating and following
the same models in Christian schools, mìnistries and even prison rehab programs that WORK to save lives and costs.

So this is where people don't agree on the terms of how to administer this.
And because beliefs are involved that require free choice, that can't be regulated or dictated by govt.

And the last time we discussed this you were upset because your concept would not receive funding. So, it isn't that it isn't a right it is that you wouldn't qualify to receive funding.

 

[imawhosure]

You do not have the right to free health care.

But, you do.

Sorry, but you don't. A "right" comes with no cost to your neighbor.

When your neighbor has to pay for your "rights", he becomes your slave. We abolished slavery (Republicans did anyway).

And that is the crux of it. If we have to constantly pay for everyone, then we become their slaves, and with the far lefts open border plan, we would have been supporting 1/2 of South America before it was over.

 

[Disir]

You do not have the right to free health care.

But, you do.

Sorry, but you don't. A "right" comes with no cost to your neighbor.

When your neighbor has to pay for your "rights", he becomes your slave. We abolished slavery (Republicans did anyway).

And that is the crux of it. If we have to constantly pay for everyone, then we become their slaves, and with the far lefts open border plan, we would have been supporting 1/2 of South America before it was over.

I'm not talking about an open border plan. These are citizens.

 

[emilynghiem]

You do not have the right to free health care.

But, you do.

Dear Disir I think people do not agree on the terms of govt health care.

To make health care cost effective and stretch resources to serve entire populations,
I believe this will take incorporating the spiritual healing methods that Christians use to dramatically cut costs and causes of disease, addictions, and both physical and mental ills.

But if the left INSISTS on removing all references to Christian belief and practice out of schools and public institutions,
then wants to demand universal care, this is contradictory!


The very solutions to lowest cost universal care DEPEND on incorporating and following
the same models in Christian schools, mìnistries and even prison rehab programs that WORK to save lives and costs.

So this is where people don't agree on the terms of how to administer this.
And because beliefs are involved that require free choice, that can't be regulated or dictated by govt.

And the last time we discussed this you were upset because your concept would not receive funding. So, it isn't that it isn't a right it is that you wouldn't qualify to receive funding.

What are you talking about Disir?

By my concept, people invest in the programs of their choice, so naturally that receives funding if that's what they believe in funding! Organize a system of directing taxes by choice of program.

Are you talking about the Freedmen's Town project?
That should receive funding by reimbursement of tax money already paid to destroy it
that was supposed to go into restoring it.

I'm only one taxpayer demanding reimbursement go into sustainable plans.

I'm trying to alert and organizing other taxpayers to claim the same rights, to demand reimbursement
of money WE ALREADY PAID and petition where it should go instead.

If they don't like my suggestions, they can invest elsewhere!

But the CONCEPT is the same: demand restitution and we can pay for health care and education already! (or whatever it is people want to pay for instead of abuses we don't support)

www.campusplan.org
www.earnedamnesty.org

 

[Ringel05]

You do not have the right to free health care.

But, you do.

Sorry, but you don't. A "right" comes with no cost to your neighbor.

When your neighbor has to pay for your "rights", he becomes your slave. We abolished slavery (Republicans did anyway).

Wrong answer. If you set up a dump site x amount of miles away from a town and the people in the town are showing an increase in cancer or even asthma then you have an issue. People that are sick are less productive.

Even that does not give one the right to free healthcare but what one does have is the right to sue the responsible party for redress of grievances to include "pain and suffering".

 

[Disir]

You do not have the right to free health care.

But, you do.

Sorry, but you don't. A "right" comes with no cost to your neighbor.

When your neighbor has to pay for your "rights", he becomes your slave. We abolished slavery (Republicans did anyway).

Wrong answer. If you set up a dump site x amount of miles away from a town and the people in the town are showing an increase in cancer or even asthma then you have an issue. People that are sick are less productive.

Even that does not give one the right to free healthcare but what one does have is the right to sue the responsible party for redress of grievances to include "pain and suffering".

So, you can get your money out of it---if you can stay alive long enough for it to get through the courts.

 

[emilynghiem]

You do not have the right to free health care.

But, you do.

Sorry, but you don't. A "right" comes with no cost to your neighbor.

When your neighbor has to pay for your "rights", he becomes your slave. We abolished slavery (Republicans did anyway).

Wrong answer. If you set up a dump site x amount of miles away from a town and the people in the town are showing an increase in cancer or even asthma then you have an issue. People that are sick are less productive.

Even that does not give one the right to free healthcare but what one does have is the right to sue the responsible party for redress of grievances to include "pain and suffering".

Yes and no Ringel05 the corporate interests get away with the abuse in the meantime, and they know it takes
more time and legal resources to sue after the fact. So the rights are already violated and any awards after that don't change the violations.
They are counted in the cost of doing business, so it doesn't deter abuses.

What we need is to prevent abuses in the first place.
When dump sites or production plants are first proposed, if the residents affected do not agree, THOSE petitions need to be heard at THAT point.
Not wait until AFTER cancer develops which takes to o long to prove, and the damage is already done!

 

[Ringel05]

You do not have the right to free health care.

But, you do.

Sorry, but you don't. A "right" comes with no cost to your neighbor.

When your neighbor has to pay for your "rights", he becomes your slave. We abolished slavery (Republicans did anyway).

Wrong answer. If you set up a dump site x amount of miles away from a town and the people in the town are showing an increase in cancer or even asthma then you have an issue. People that are sick are less productive.

Even that does not give one the right to free healthcare but what one does have is the right to sue the responsible party for redress of grievances to include "pain and suffering".

So, you can get your money out of it---if you can stay alive long enough for it to get through the courts.

You or your heirs.

 

[Ringel05]

You do not have the right to free health care.

But, you do.

Sorry, but you don't. A "right" comes with no cost to your neighbor.

When your neighbor has to pay for your "rights", he becomes your slave. We abolished slavery (Republicans did anyway).

Wrong answer. If you set up a dump site x amount of miles away from a town and the people in the town are showing an increase in cancer or even asthma then you have an issue. People that are sick are less productive.

Even that does not give one the right to free healthcare but what one does have is the right to sue the responsible party for redress of grievances to include "pain and suffering".

Yes and no Ringel05 the corporate interests get away with the abuse in the meantime, and they know it takes
more time and legal resources to sue after the fact. So the rights are already violated and any awards after that don't change the violations.
They are counted in the cost of doing business, so it doesn't deter abuses.

What we need is to prevent abuses in the first place.
When dump sites or production plants are first proposed, if the residents affected do not agree, THOSE petitions need to be heard at THAT point.
Not wait until AFTER cancer develops which takes to o long to prove, and the damage is already done!

Yes I know but I thought we were discussing rights and non-rights........

 

[Disir]

What are you talking about Disir?

To make health care cost effective and stretch resources to serve entire populations,
I believe this will take incorporating the spiritual healing methods that Christians use to dramatically cut costs and causes of disease, addictions, and both physical and mental ills.

 

[Disir]

But, you do.

Sorry, but you don't. A "right" comes with no cost to your neighbor.

When your neighbor has to pay for your "rights", he becomes your slave. We abolished slavery (Republicans did anyway).

Wrong answer. If you set up a dump site x amount of miles away from a town and the people in the town are showing an increase in cancer or even asthma then you have an issue. People that are sick are less productive.

Even that does not give one the right to free healthcare but what one does have is the right to sue the responsible party for redress of grievances to include "pain and suffering".

So, you can get your money out of it---if you can stay alive long enough for it to get through the courts.

You or your heirs.

Are you able to justify that?