capego
Member
Theory: Outlawing of work (requiring a permit/license) is unconstitutional:
- US Constitution : `To define and punish ... Offenses against the Law of Nations`
- Declaration of Independence: `We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.`
- Bill of Rights, Amendment 9 : `The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.`
- Wikipedia on what the word `happiness` meant in 1776 :
- `the common meaning may have been "prosperity, thriving, wellbeing"`
- `In 1689, Locke argued in his Two Treatises of Government that political society existed for the sake of protecting "property", which he defined as a person's "life, liberty, and estate".`
So, it reasons:
- Since a sovereign's duty in the "Law of Nations" is to protect the rights of its citizenry
- Since failing to do so is an offense against the Law of Nations
- Since punishing offenses against the Law of Nations is a duty presented in the US Constitution
- Since the same people were involved in both the US Constitution and the Declaration of Independence and thereby recognize the same rights of the citizenry
- Since the Declaration of Independence includes a recognition of the inalienable rights of `life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness`,
- Then we can assume the US Constitution presents a duty of government to protect the inalienable rights of `life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness`
- Since `happiness` meant "prosperity, thriving, wellbeing"
- Since "prosperity, thriving, wellbeing" requires work
- Then outlawing of work is unconstitutional
- US Constitution : `To define and punish ... Offenses against the Law of Nations`
- Declaration of Independence: `We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.`
- Bill of Rights, Amendment 9 : `The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.`
- Wikipedia on what the word `happiness` meant in 1776 :
- `the common meaning may have been "prosperity, thriving, wellbeing"`
- `In 1689, Locke argued in his Two Treatises of Government that political society existed for the sake of protecting "property", which he defined as a person's "life, liberty, and estate".`
So, it reasons:
- Since a sovereign's duty in the "Law of Nations" is to protect the rights of its citizenry
- Since failing to do so is an offense against the Law of Nations
- Since punishing offenses against the Law of Nations is a duty presented in the US Constitution
- Since the same people were involved in both the US Constitution and the Declaration of Independence and thereby recognize the same rights of the citizenry
- Since the Declaration of Independence includes a recognition of the inalienable rights of `life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness`,
- Then we can assume the US Constitution presents a duty of government to protect the inalienable rights of `life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness`
- Since `happiness` meant "prosperity, thriving, wellbeing"
- Since "prosperity, thriving, wellbeing" requires work
- Then outlawing of work is unconstitutional