02-12-2010, 08:46 AM
Quote:No of course not. If we go back to natural law, rights bestowed would not impinge on the freedoms of others, nor require others to supply them for you. Of course, if I feel that my neighbor is infringing on my freedom (polluting my air and shortening my life), then this is where , a friendly chat, or eventually if needed, laws and jurisprudence can help us resolve such issues.
Ah, so laws and government have a place if you are trying to defend your rights against your neighbor infringing on your freedoms and polluting your land but damned if government should interceed with your rights to purchase products (lightbulbs from your example) which are inefficiently made and whose production spills pollution and poisons into the ground and air over the predominantly poor.
The logical hoops you jump through to make your points always amuse me.