Quote:People do have the right to the services of medical professionals and institutions.  However, it is not and should not be free.  They must pay for said services.  What is going to be next.  Should internet service be a "right"?

 

I beg to differ about the basic rights being added on to or removed.  Technically speaking, the basic rights are just that.  Using the original documents of the founding of our country as a baseline should absolutely be used when drafting new legislation.  If drafting new legislation violates the initial documents, then it probably needs to go away.

The problem I, and I imagine others, have with that argument is that the same types of arguments were used in regards to so many other issues our country has had. Slavery, women's suffrage, segregation etc.. Now we have moved into healthcare, LGBT rights, and campaign finance. All things that at some point people have strummed up the founders intentions as reasons for going against these various movement. I understand where the opponents come from, I just do not agree with them. It's, at a minimum, a reasonably good debate. 

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